Always Brando
6.8 /10 1 Votes
Director Ridha Behi Budget 3.1 million GBP Duration Country France | 6.6/10 IMDb Genre Drama Screenplay Ridha Behi Writer Ridha Behi Language French
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Release date 8 September 2011 (2011-09-08) (Toronto International Film Festival) Cast Lotfi Abdelli , Souhir Ben Amara , Ridha Behi , Sofiane Chaari , Christian Erickson , Ziad H. Hamzeh Similar movies Hancock & Joan (2008), Couscous (2007), The Actress (1953), A Girl from a Good Family (1997), Halfaouine: Child of the Terraces (1990) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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When an American filmmaker arrives in an Arab town, he becomes obsessed with a young man who bears a startling resemblance to Marlon Brando.
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Always Brando is a 2011 film directed by Tunisian director Ridha Behi. Originally titled Brando and Brando, it was set to star Marlon Brando and Christian Erickson until Brandos death. The film premiered at 2011 Toronto International Film Festival then Abu Dhabi Film Festival where producers Ziad Hamzeh and Ridha Behi received the Black Pearl award for best producers.
The contentment of community turns upside down as an American film crew invades its serenity. Seduction, greed, and betrayal devastates them all.
Plot
“A story of innocence lost, of love abandoned and of dreams shattered as a young Tunisian look alike to Marlon Brando on a quest to reach the impossible dream in making it big in Hollywood.�
Cast
Background
The project was on hold due to the stars death but the script has been reworked to continue the project. Filming has begun in 2010 and the film will be due for release in 2011. Originally, the project was announced at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival as a project starring Marlon Brando and originally to be titled Brando and Brando, with Brando portraying himself. Behi initially had difficulties approaching Brando and getting him to sign onto the project, with their initial meeting lasting over 5 hours. Brando eventually threw himself into the project, working with Behi on the script and making "significant changes" to "a story of broken spirits". Brando was quoted as saying of the script: "I’ve found it very deeply affecting." Up to a week before his death, Brando was working on the script in anticipation of a July/August 2004 start date, in Tunisia and Los Angeles. Production was suspended in July 2004 following Brandos death, at which time Behi stated that would continue the film as an homage to Brando.
Production
Production resumed two years later under the new title of Always Brando, The original script called for the protagonist to come face to face with Brando, but following Brandos death, and while still embodying this story, the film will now chronicle Behis own problems in making the movie, and will include footage of Brando that Behi shot before Brandos death, becoming part fiction and part documentary.
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