The Brave

• Director: Johnny Depp
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Family Drama
• Themes: Down on Their Luck
• Main Cast: Marlon Brando, Johnny Depp, Cody Lightning, Nicole Mancera
• Release Year: 1997
• Country: US
• Run Time: 123 minutes

Plot

Johnny Depp made his debut as a director and screenwriter with this allegorical tale of the plight of Native Americans. Raphael (Depp) is an alcoholic American Indian who lives in a hovel near a junkyard with his wife Rita (Elpidia Carillo) and his children Frankie (Cody Lightning) and Marta (Nicole Mancera); he scrapes together a meager living rescuing potentially salable items from the rubbish. Desperate to raise money, Raphael arranges to meet a wealthy man named McCarthy (Marlon Brando), who makes him an unusual offer: he'll pay Raphael $50,000 to appear in a film in which he's beaten to death by a gang of rednecks. The murder in the film will not be faked; if he takes the role, Raphael will suffer a painful demise in front of the camera. Raphael accepts, hoping the money will help Rita build a better life for their children. For the next seven days, Raphael tries to enjoy his last week on Earth and teach Frankie something of his new responsibilities as the man of the house. The Brave received decidedly mixed reviews in its initial screenings at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival; it had a limited release in Europe but has yet to appear in the United States, either in theaters or on home video. Punk rock icon Iggy Pop composed the film's score. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Marshall Bell - Larry; Marlon Brando - McCarthy; Elpidia Carrillo - Rita; Johnny Depp - Raphael; Frederic Forrest - Lou Sr.; Max Perlich - Lou Jr.; Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman - Papa; Clarence Williams III - Father Stratton; Cody Lightning - Frankie; Nicole Mancera - Marta

Credit

Branamir (Bane) Babic - Art Director, Buck Holland - Associate Producer, Louis Di Giaimo - Casting, Diane Batson-Smith - Co-producer, Lindy Hemming - Costume Designer, Lisa Campbell - First Assistant Director, Johnny Depp - Director, Pascale Buba - Editor, Jeremy Thomas - Executive Producer, Iggy Pop - Composer (Music Score), Miljen "Kreka" Kljakovic - Production Designer, Vilko Filac - Cinematographer, Charles Evans, Jr. - Producer, Carroll Kemp - Producer, Paul Ledford - Sound/Sound Designer, Johnny Depp - Screenwriter, Paul McCudden - Screenwriter, D.P. Depp - Screenwriter, Gregory McDonald - Book Author

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