The Brave
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| Starring | Johnny Depp Cody Lightning Nicole Mancera Marlon Brando | |
| Directed by | Johnny Depp | |
| Produced by | Charles Evans Jr Carroll Kemp | |
| Written by | Gregory McDonald Paul McCudden | |
| Editing by | Pascale Buba | |
| Music by | Iggy Pop | |
| Cinematography | Vilko Filac | |
| Distributed by | Majestic Films International | |
| Released | 1997 | |
| Runtime | 123 min. | |
| Country | USA | |
| language | English | |
| IMDB Info | 0118768 on IMDb | |
The Brave (1997) is a film adapted from the Gregory McDonald novel of the same title directed by and starring Johnny Depp. The film concerns a Native American man named Raphael who lives with his wife and two children in a remote community that has situated themselves by a rubbish dump in order to find whatever they can to sell to make a living. Raphael, seeing the hopelessness of the situation and his inability to provide for his family, agrees to star in a snuff film for a large sum of money that he hopes will give his family a chance for a better life.
Having been given the money in advance, Raphael is given a week to live and then return to be tortured and killed in front of the camera. The film follows Raphael's transformation with his relationship with his wife and children over the course of his final week of life and his own personal anquish with his fate.
The film also stars Marlon Brando in a minor role, who accepted the part as a favour to Depp as well as a cameo appearance by Iggy Pop.
External links
- Review The Brave at the Internet Movie Database
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