''Brother'' is a 2022 Canadian drama film, written, produced, and directed by

Clement Virgo Clement Virgo (born June 1, 1966) is a Canadian film and television writer, producer and director who runs the production company, Conquering Lion Pictures, with producer Damon D'Oliveira. Virgo is best known for co-writing and directing an adapt ...

. An adaptation of

David Chariandy David Chariandy is a Canadian writer. His parents immigrated to Canada from Trinidad in the 1960s. He was born in Scarborough, Ontario. His father is from South Asian descent, whereas his mother is African. They were both working class immigra ...

's award-winning novel ''Brother'',"David Chariandy's novel Brother optioned for film with Clement Virgo at the helm"

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, September 7, 2018. the film centres on the relationship between Francis and Michael, two

Black Canadian Black Canadians (also known as Caribbean-Canadians or Afro-Canadians) are people of full or partial sub-Saharan African descent who are citizens or permanent residents of Canada. The majority of Black Canadians are of Caribbean origin, though t ...

brothers growing up in the

Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to: People * Scarborough (surname) * Earl of Scarbrough Places Australia * Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth * Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong * Scarborough, Queensland, sub ...

district of

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

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in the early 1990s.Radheyan Simonpillai
"Brother brings Scarborough to the world"
''

Now Now most commonly refers to the present time. Now, NOW, or The Now may also refer to: Organizations * Natal Organisation of Women, a South African women's organization * National Organization for Women, an American feminist organization * Now ...

'', August 17, 2022. The film stars

Aaron Pierre Aaron Jordan Pierre (born 17 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for League Two club Sutton United and the Grenada national team. He began his career in the academy at Premier League club Fulham, before join ...

as Francis and Lamar Johnson as Michael, with supporting cast members including

Kiana Madeira Kiana Madeira is a Canadian actress. She starred as Moe in the Netflix television series ''Trinkets''. Madeira played Deena in the 2021 Netflix horror film trilogy ''Fear Street''. Early life Madeira was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up ...

Marsha Stephanie Blake Marsha Stephanie Blake (born May 1974) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Linda McCray in the Netflix miniseries ''When They See Us'', for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actr ...

Lovell Adams-Gray Lovell Adams-Gray is a Canadian actor.Tamara Shephard"Second Jen’s multicultural cast resonates with actor Lovell Adams-Gray" ''Toronto Star'', August 2, 2018. He is best known for the role of Dru Tejada in '' Power Book II: Ghost'', and his ...

Maurice Dean Wint Maurice Dean Wint is a British-born Canadian actor who has starred in several films and television shows. Life and career Wint was born in Leicestershire, England, and moved to Canada in 1967 with his family. He began to act in Toronto on stag ...

and

Dwain Murphy Dwain Murphy is a Dominican-born Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Eric in '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'', Giles in ''The Line'', and Bishop in ''How She Move''. Murphy has made an appearance in Tom Clancy's '' Splinter Cell: ...

. The novel's optioning for film was announced in 2018, and the film went into production in fall 2021. It is the second Canadian film in as many years, following ''

'' in 2021, to be set in the Galloway Road neighbourhood of Scarborough. The film premiered at the

2022 Toronto International Film Festival The 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, the 47th event in the Toronto International Film Festival series, is scheduled to be held from September 8 to 18, 2022. Festival organizers have indicated that the 2022 festival will be staged primar ...

on September 9, 2022. It was also screened as the closing film of the 2022

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and as the opening film of the 2022

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Response

The film was named to TIFF's annual year-end

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list for 2022, and was shortlisted for the

Rogers Best Canadian Film Award The Rogers Best Canadian Film Award is presented annually by the Toronto Film Critics Association to the film judged by the organization's members as the year's best Canadian film. In 2012, the cash prize accompanying the award was increased to $10 ...

at the

Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2022 The 26th Toronto Film Critics Association Awards, honouring the best films released in 2022, were announced on January 8, 2023. '' Aftersun'' received the most awards with four wins, including Best Picture. For the first time in three years, the ...

. It received five nominations at the

Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2022 23rd VFCC Awards February 13, 2023 ---- Best International Picture: ''Everything Everywhere All at Once'' ---- Best Canadian Picture: '' I Like Movies'' The 23rd Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards were presented on February 13, 2023, to honou ...

, for Best Director of a Canadian Film (Virgo), Best Actor in a Canadian Film (Johnson), Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film (Pierre), Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film (Blake) and Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film (Virgo).

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* 2022 films 2022 drama films Canadian drama films Films directed by Clement Virgo English-language Canadian films Films based on Canadian novels Black Canadian films Films shot in Toronto Films set in Toronto 2020s English-language films 2020s Canadian films {{2020s-Canada-film-stub