Brand Upon the Brain! (2007)
Overview
After returning home to his long-estranged mother upon a request from her deathbed, a man raised by his parents in an orphanage has to confront the childhood memories that have long haunted him.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.371 |
Directed By
Guy Maddin
Crew
Guy Maddin
Guy Maddin
K.D. Schill
Joy Fairfield
Jody Shapiro
Jennifer Labbienti
Daniel Wolcott
Murray Trider
Noel Paul
Laura Catigniani
A.J. Epstein
Joy Fairfield
Apryl Richards
Denise Giago
Denise Giago
Daniel Wolcott
Philip Wohlstetter
John Bosch
Jason Staczek
Tania Kupczak
Amy E. Jacobso
John Gurdebeke
Benjamin Kasulke
Gregg Lachow
Louis Negin
Nina Moser
George Toles
Jaime Hook
TOP CAST
Isabella Rossellini
Interlocuter
Erik Steffen Maahs
Grown-up Guy Maddin
Sullivan Brown
Young Guy Maddin
Gretchen Krich
Mother
Maya Lawson
Sis
Jake Morgan-Scharhon
Chance Hale / Wendy Hale
Andrew Loviska
Savage Tom
Kellan Larson
Neddie
Todd Jefferson Moore
Father
Megan Murphy
Murderous Sister
Cathleen O'Malley
Young Mother
Clayton Corzatte
Old Father
Susan Corzatte
Old Mother
Annette Toutonghi
Murderous Sister
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