Clement Virgo’s ‘Brother’ Explores Growing Up Amid Toronto’s Pulsing ’90s Hip-Hop Scene

Clement Virgo’s acclaimed new film is testament to family and community.

On Tuesday, Elevation Pictures officially debuted the first trailer for the Canadian director’s epic new drama “Brother”, which was selected as TIFF’s Canada’s Top 10 this year.

“Brother is the story of Francis and Michael, sons of Caribbean immigrants maturing into young men amidst Toronto’s pulsing 1990’s hip-hop scene,” the official logline reads. “A mystery unfolds when escalating tensions set off a series of events which changes the course of the brothers’ lives forever.”

Through a story about grief and loss, the film explores themes of “masculinity, identity and family,” as well as the “profound bond between siblings, the resilience of a community, and the irrepressible power of music.”

In some ways, the new film acts as a career bookend with Virgo’s 1995 directorial debut “RUDE”, a triptych of three characters struggling for redemption on an Easter weekend in the inner city.

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