Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band is a 2019 Canadian documentary film, directed by Daniel Roher.[3] A portrait of the influential roots rock group The Band, the film is based in part on Robbie Robertson's 2017 memoir Testimony.
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Directed by | Daniel Roher |
Produced by | Lana Belle Mauro Stephen Paniccia Andrew Munger Sam Sutherland |
Cinematography | Kiarash Sadigh |
Edited by | Eamonn O'Connor Daniel Roher |
Production company | Bell Media Studios Imagine Documentaries White Pine Pictures |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Box office | $449,561[1][2] |
The film premiered on September 5, 2019, as the opening film of the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, the first time the festival has ever selected a Canadian documentary film as its opening gala.[4] As of August 2020, 82% of the 57 critical reviews compiled on Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Once Were Brothers my [sic] frustrate Band fans looking for a less narrowly focused overview, but the group's music and history remain as engrossing as ever."[5]
References
- "Beanpole (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- "Beanpole (2019)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- "TIFF 2019 to open with documentary about Canadian rock legend Robbie Robertson". Toronto Star, July 18, 2019.
- "New documentary Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band to open TIFF 2019". CBC News, July 18, 2019.
- "Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
External links
- Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band on IMDb
- Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band at Rotten Tomatoes
- Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band at Metacritic