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Brand Upon the Brain! (2007)

Genre : Drama, Fantasy, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : Guy Maddin

Synopsis

Guy and his sister grow up on an island. His domineering mother keeps watch over everything from the tip of a lighthouse, his eccentric father experiments in the basement laboratory. Then there are the orphans, on whose heads the adoptive parents later find puzzling wounds. Another brother and sister pair is sent to the island: the Lightball Kids, two detectives that are meant to bring light into the darkness. The brothers and sisters are all yanked into the emotional roller coaster of first love, while something cryptic comes to light in the parents' house.

Actors

Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini
Interlocuter
Erik Steffen Maahs
Erik Steffen Maahs
Grown-up Guy Maddin
Sullivan Brown
Sullivan Brown
Young Guy Maddin
Gretchen Krich
Gretchen Krich
Mother
Maya Lawson
Maya Lawson
Sis
Jake Morgan-Scharhon
Jake Morgan-Scharhon
Chance Hale / Wendy Hale
Andrew Loviska
Andrew Loviska
Savage Tom
Kellan Larson
Kellan Larson
Neddie
Todd Jefferson Moore
Todd Jefferson Moore
Father
Megan Murphy
Megan Murphy
Murderous Sister
Cathleen O'Malley
Cathleen O'Malley
Young Mother
Clayton Corzatte
Clayton Corzatte
Old Father
Susan Corzatte
Susan Corzatte
Old Mother
Annette Toutonghi
Annette Toutonghi
Murderous Sister

Crews

Guy Maddin
Guy Maddin
Director
Guy Maddin
Guy Maddin
Writer
George Toles
George Toles
Writer
John Gurdebeke
John Gurdebeke
Editor
Jason Staczek
Jason Staczek
Music
Benjamin Kasulke
Benjamin Kasulke
Director of Photography
Tania Kupczak
Tania Kupczak
Production Design
Nina Moser
Nina Moser
Costume Design
Amy E. Jacobso
Amy E. Jacobso
Producer
Gregg Lachow
Gregg Lachow
Producer
Louis Negin
Louis Negin
Writer
A.J. Epstein
A.J. Epstein
Executive Producer
Joy Fairfield
Joy Fairfield
Co-Producer
Jody Shapiro
Jody Shapiro
Executive Producer
Philip Wohlstetter
Philip Wohlstetter
Executive Producer
Noel Paul
Noel Paul
Co-Art Director
Apryl Richards
Apryl Richards
Co-Art Director
Jennifer Labbienti
Jennifer Labbienti
Set Decoration
Laura Catigniani
Laura Catigniani
Costume Design
K.D. Schill
K.D. Schill
Costume Design
Denise Giago
Denise Giago
Key Makeup Artist
Denise Giago
Denise Giago
Key Hair Stylist
Daniel Wolcott
Daniel Wolcott
Makeup Artist
Daniel Wolcott
Daniel Wolcott
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Joy Fairfield
Joy Fairfield
Production Manager
Murray Trider
Murray Trider
Sound Recordist
John Bosch
John Bosch
Sound Recordist
Jaime Hook
Jaime Hook
Associate Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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