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  • 2013
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  • 2013
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Blood Brother

Summary Blood Brother is an intimate portrait of Rocky Braat, a young man who longed to find a family. He didn't know it, but this desire would lead him to an AIDS hostel in India, a place of unspeakable hardship, where he would find almost more love and need than he could bear.

Directed By: Steve Hoover

Written By: Phinehas Hodges, Kira Hoover, Tyson VanSkiver, Steve Hoover

  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Tugg
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Tugg
  • 1 h 32 m

Blood Brother

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
71
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings
7.5
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Summary Blood Brother is an intimate portrait of Rocky Braat, a young man who longed to find a family. He didn't know it, but this desire would lead him to an AIDS hostel in India, a place of unspeakable hardship, where he would find almost more love and need than he could bear.

Directed By: Steve Hoover

Written By: Phinehas Hodges, Kira Hoover, Tyson VanSkiver, Steve Hoover

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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71% Positive
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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71% Positive
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29% Mixed
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0% Negative
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90
Oct 17, 2013
A stirring documentary directed with narrative depth and unguarded heart.
By David DeWitt FULL REVIEW
90
Oct 7, 2013
Despite its ostensibly depressing subject and a few tough-to-watch sequences, Blood Brother is never less than engrossing, and it’s often delightful.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 7, 2013
Addressing the heartrending issue of children living with HIV and AIDS is enormously complex, but Blood Brother accomplishes the challenge with sufficient grace and empathy to give hope to anyone concerned with this global affliction.
By Justin Lowe FULL REVIEW
75
Dec 12, 2013
No doubt, Blood Brother is narrowly focused on Braat’s needs and evolution, but in contrast to social-issue films filled with talking-head experts and bullet-point graphs, this is a portrait of a caregiver that goes to the core of motivation – in this case, the need to share love.
By Liam Lacey FULL REVIEW
70
Oct 24, 2013
Hoover's stubbornly ground-level perspective renders the documentary's lack of context about HIV in India...rather frustrating. But Blood Brother feels important anyway, not so much as a snapshot of one volunteer but for its passionate portrayal of the curative powers of love.
By Inkoo Kang FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 14, 2013
Rocky's journey of self-realization undoubtedly has a universal resonance to it that intermittently yields poignant and inspiring moments. But where are the poor Indian kids in all of this?
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40
Oct 15, 2013
There are undoubtedly several moving moments in the film, and the kids are gorgeous and heartbreaking, but none of that is strong enough to balance Braat's galling and enabled narcissism, which pervades the film.
By Ernest Hardy FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Animal
Release Date Oct 18, 2013
Duration 1 h 32 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline We all need love.
Website http://www.facebook.com/bloodbrotherfilm
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Awards

Sundance Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Milano International Film Festival Awards (MIFF Awards)
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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