Brother's Keeper
Movie • 1992 • Documentary
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This documentary by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky details the murder trial of Delbert Ward. Delbert was a member of a family of four elderly brothers, working as semi-literate farmers and living together in isolation from the rest of society until William's death.
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Are animals abused?
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Your mileage may vary: some animals are handled a bit roughly in a farm setting.
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Does a cat die?
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The camera lingers for a bit on a dead cat that looks like it has been hit by a vehicle.
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There is a sequence where the brothers slaughter a pig. I looked away when they entered a trailer containing a pig and one brother was holding a shotgun. Once the slaughter started I fast-forwarded. It seems like it lasted for about 4 minutes or so. A dead cat is seen.
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No, but there is mention of the police doing a "rape kit" on the dead man.
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Is there a dead animal?
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A dead cat.
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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No, but there's a long interview where a man discusses the suspicion that the brothers may have had a sexual relationship.
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During the scene where the pig is slaughtered and in the shot of the dead cat.
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There are a lot of conversations about whether or not the investigators used trickery to get the brother to confess to the murder.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Not on screen. The film centers on the death of a man who is believed to have been asphyxiated by one of his brothers while he slept.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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No, but one of the brothers looks to be having some sort of medical/panic attack while testifying in court.
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Is someone restrained?
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I think there was a shot of the one brother in cuffs in the courthouse. There is discussion of the dead brother having been held down and smothered.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Not on screen, but there is discussion about the fact that the dead brother had become incontinent and would wet the bed at night.
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Sort of--the film centers on the likely murder of one brother by another brother.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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One brother seems to have an anxiety attack while testifying in court.
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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The dead brother is talked about as having had several chronic conditions.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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