My Brother Tom [DVD]

Not the easiest film to watch. A dark and very charged movie about two youths who create their own life in the Woods. There is child abuse and bullying in this film, which the youths try to escape. Excellent acting by the then young Ben Whishaw.Five stars says I love this film, but that isn't the case. The five stars are for the courage to make this film and the acting of the young players.

I first saw 'My Brother Tom' very late one evening on Channel 4 back in 2002, and was very impressed. It felt ever so fresh and original and it was made at a time when digital video film-making was still in it's infancy, which made gems like this possible to be made.The story of two misfit school-age teens who are both victims of sexual abuse was a dark, unpleasant and utterly believable story that we rarely see so realistically executed in films. The gradual mental decline of the victims is brilliantly portrayed by the young cast, one of which is played by a young pre-fame Ben Wishaw, who I knew there and then would go on to have a great career. Jenna Harrison also gives a powerful performance and I am surprised that she hasn't gone to find more recognition as she is a good actress and also very beautiful.My Brother Tom raises awareness of the damages caused by of child sexual abuse without resorting to the sensationalism that Tim Roth's 'The War Zone' did, which for me was nothing but gratuitous and in poor taste.

The three stars awarded to this film (when I saw it) might have put me off had it not been for a recommendation.Yes it can drag a little at the beginning but stay with it. It's unusual and the two main performances are excellent. I think the following review covers it http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2001/11/09/my_brother_tom_2001_review.shtml

Set in suburban England, this film tackles difficult subjects in a dramatic way, featuring as it does the attempted seduction of a schoolgirl by her teacher, and the sexual abuse of a boy by his father. Both girl and boy find release through exploring their natural instincts in the `good wood`. Considering it was released almost ten years ago, it's relevance is sadly pertinent still, as it shows the hierarchy of the Catholic church as being complicit in the abuse.The production is very professional and the acting very realistic: Ben Whishaw is superbly convincing as the troubled Tom. But the very uncomfortable nature of the film's subject, made all the more real by the writing and acting, means that this is a film that I am not sure I would want to watch again. Hence the three stars.

arrived very quickly and in good working order

It covers adolescent intensity very well, but the back story to it all is rather too predictable. The film goes for the impressionistic but too often lapses into the incoherent.It is also much too long for its material.

bought as a present should be well received

Good film

Ein berührender und warmherziger Film über zwei seelenverwandte Jugendliche, die sich von ihrer Umwelt und ihren Mitmenschen unverstanden fühlen. Sicherlich kein Film für den Mainstream und Massengeschmack. Eine echte Independent Perle, die mich mit ihrer Suggestivkraft sehr an das Schicksal von ebenfalls zwei Jugendlichen erinnert, dargestellt in dem französischen Film "Les diables" aus dem Jahr 2002. Leider sind beide Filme auf DVD ohne deutsche Tonspur erhältlich.

I guess that formula is today’s most common theme. This movie does the paring well but includes some really over the top behaviors by all. Love Story meets a horror show. Well worth viewing. Unfortunately it is a film made in UK, no captions. So if you don’t understand UK accents, you will miss a lot of dialog. Oh yes, both kids get abused by adults.

Love as brother and sister in a way that make you think that they live in a different world

学校の帰り道に会った不思議な少年。森の中で楽しい時間を過ごしていきますが　ある日、帰り道で少年を見つけて自宅までつけていきそこで少年の秘密を知ります。そして　少年は、行方不明になり、、再会してまた楽しい時間を過ごすのですが、事故で少年が死に彼女は、森に行き。主演のベンウィショーのヌ、、が見られます。女性ファン必見です！

Kann man sehen.