Poster
Dear Brother  (2019)


7.3|28 Nov, 2019|106 min
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Markus Becker is hit by a car, dragged along, his head bashed on a curb and he falls into a coma. The doctors don’t believe that the 45-year-old will survive the next five to ten days. His father makes preparations for the funeral. Markus’ brother Michael refuses to accept this fate and begins an extraordinary battle. In his brother’s apartment he seals Markus’ clothes to preserve the smell. He records the neighbors’ voices. Every day, Michael exposes his brother to things that are familiar and films everything that is part of Markus’ life with a DV camera. He wants to keep him in his world and to bring this world to his bedside. He documents every step of Markus’ development, risking his own life in the process, wishing that his brother will one day regain the ability to lead a normal life. This full-length documentary accompanies Michael Becker for 10 years on his unwavering and creative mission to bring his brother Markus back to life.
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Keywords
coma
family's daily life
handheld camera
car accident
social documentary
brother brother relationship
observational documentary
family documentary

Casts

Markus Becker
Self
Michael Becker
Self
Frank Becker
Self
Rudolf Becker
Self
Mirko Becker
Self
Ulrich Mengel
Self
Maria Aarts
Self

Crews

Michael Arens
Sound
Michael Ciesla
Sound
Julia Horn
Writer
Arne Wolter
Camera Operator
Tim Elzer
Sound Designer
Jörg Follert
Original Music Composer
Gerardo Milsztein
Camera Operator
Filipp Forberg
Sound
Jürgen Schnetzer
Graphic Designer
Alexandra Karaoulis
Editor
Johannes Hiroshi Nakajima
Editor
Karl Atteln
Sound Mixer
Martin Roelly
Producer
Bernhard Rand
Administration
Florian-Malte Fimpel
Production Manager
Michael Becker
Camera Operator
Felix Hüsken
Color Grading
Mats Gulba
Aerial Camera
Erik Winker
Producer
Timm Lange
Director of Photography
Julia Horn
Director

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