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      My Brother Tom

      2001 1h 49m Drama List
      Reviews 50% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings Tom (Ben Whishaw), a teenager who is the frequent target of bullies, retreats into the woods to escape the pain of the outside world. There he meets another teen, Jessica (Jenna Harrison), who is in an awful emotional state after being raped by her neighbor, Jack (Adrian Rawlins), who works locally as a schoolteacher. Together, she and Tom build a fantasy world that serves as their refuge -- but when one of them starts trying to break away, it's clear that their bond is difficult to break. Read More Read Less

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      Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review BBC.com Rated: 4/5 Mar 1, 2003 Full Review Matthew Turner ViewLondon Rated: 3/5 Mar 1, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member young english boy Ben Whishaw and his eyes. woods, love, trance party, death, eternity. saw this movie first in 2001, couldn't forget ever since. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Tom (Ben Whishaw), a teenager who is the frequent target of bullies, retreats into the woods to escape the pain of the outside world. There he meets another teen, Jessica (Jenna Harrison), who is in an awful emotional state after being raped by her neighbor, Jack (Adrian Rawlins), who works locally as a schoolteacher. Together, she and Tom build a fantasy world that serves as their refuge -- but when one of them starts trying to break away, it's clear that their bond is difficult to break.
      Director
      Dom Rotheroe
      Producer
      Carl Schonfeld
      Screenwriter
      Dom Rotheroe, Alison Beeton-Hilder
      Production Co
      British Screen Productions, FilmFour, Film Council
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 19, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 49m
      Sound Mix
      Surround