Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
2019 Canadian film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 |
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Distributed by | Magnolia 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 October 2021[update], 84% of the 62 critical reviews compiled on Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 7/10. 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]