Los Hermanos/The Brothers
MovieTitle | Los Hermanos/The Brothers |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Nov 11, 2020 |
Genre | Documentary, Music |
Director | Marcia Jarmel , Ken Schneider |
Production country | Cuba, United States of America |
Production companies | ITVS, PatchWorks Films |
Run time | 84 min. |
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.