Die schwarzen Brüder

2013
1h 40m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

496

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Adventure Drama Family

Giorgio's poor parents sell their son to Milan to work as a chimney sweeper. There he joins the «Black Brothers».Giorgio's poor parents sell their son to Milan to work as a chimney sweeper. There he joins the «Black Brothers».Giorgio's poor parents sell their son to Milan to work as a chimney sweeper. There he joins the «Black Brothers».

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

496

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 4 nominations

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Trivia
Moritz Bleibtreu stars as Antonio Luini in this screen version of the story. His mother, Monica Bleibtreu (deceased in 2009), played the role of Signora Rossi in the 1983 TV-Series.

Connections
Remake of Die schwarzen Brüder (1983)

Soundtracks
Die schwarzen Brüder
(uncredited)

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Review

Featured review

8/10

Underrated by other reviews(?) Watch it with your kids :)

I saw this wonderfully portrayed sort of coming of age story from 19th century Italy, in German. The acting and script writing is very good, with lots of nuanced moments. The sets and cinematography are first rate; smokey, dark and dirty settings add much to the atmosphere. It's a child-friendly story that exposes (without over exposing) child labor of the time. The cruelty of the time is present but the human and child spirit endures. Other reviews haven't been so positive and this might have to do with English translation. Predictable as it may be the story was especially appealing to my 12 yo.