Released
Los Hermanos/The Brothers
November 11 2020 (about 4 years ago)Rating
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Divided by politics. United by music.
- Directors: Marcia Jarmel, Ken Schneider
- Genres: Documentary, Music
- Runtime: 1 h 24 m
- Countries: Cuba, United States of America
- Companies: ITVS, PatchWorks Films
Virtuoso Afro-Cuban-born brothers—violinist Ilmar and pianist Aldo—live on opposite sides of a geopolitical chasm a half-century wide. Tracking their parallel lives in New York and Havana, their poignant reunion, and their momentous first performances together, Los Hermanos/The Brothers suggests what is possible when walls come down, and borders are crossed. A nuanced, intensely moving view of nations long estranged, through the lens of music and family. Featuring an electrifying, genre-bending score composed by Cuban Aldo López-Gavilán, performed with his American brother, Ilmar, with a guest appearance by violin maestro Joshua Bell and the Harlem Quartet.
