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My Brother's Wedding

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A young African-American man, living in Los Angeles without direction in his life, reluctantly agrees to be the best man for his brother, an upwardly mobile lawyer.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1983-09-13

Runtime: 81 mins

Director: Charles Burnett

Writer: Charles Burnett

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama

Original title: My Brother's Wedding

Production Companies: ZDF, Charles Burnett Productions

Production Countries: United States of America

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