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My Brother Tom

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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.

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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
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Dom Rotheroe

Director

Jenna Harrison

Jessica

Ben Whishaw

Tom

Adrian Rawlins

Jack

Jonathan Hackett

Tom's Dad

Richard Hope

Dad
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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
FilmFour, British Screen Productions, Film Council
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 19, 2017
Runtime
1h 49m
Sound Mix
Surround