Unknown Brood
Synopsis
“When I do my suicide for you, I hope you’ll miss me too,” Herman Brood sang in “Rock ‘n’ Roll Junkie” – just one of many announcements of his own death Brood worked into his songs. It’s a subject Brood, who jumped off the roof of the Amsterdam Hilton 15 years ago, often sang about. In Unknown Brood, a whole range of people look back on the rock and roller’s turbulent life, including fellow musicians, his manager, a former girlfriend, photographer Anton Corbijn, Brood’s wife and their daughter. Video footage shot by Brood himself and never seen before is intercut with a rich collection of archive material, including a humorous clip of Brood barking the Dutch national anthem. His sister Beppie Brood stresses her brother’s split personality: on the one hand the shy, vulnerable man wary of other people, and on the other the one who played Herman Brood – an extravagant, hedonistic junkie and rock and roll star.
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Type: Trailer • Published 2017-09-25
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Release History & Theatrical Window
February 28, 2017
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Dennis Alink
- Screenplay & Story
- Thomas van der Gronde, Dennis Alink
- Original Title
- Unknown Brood
- Country of Origin
- Netherlands, Germany
- Spoken Languages
- Dutch
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Production Studios
- Dennis Alink Films, BlazHoffski
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Dennis Alink
Thomas van der Gronde, Dennis Alink
Thomas van der Gronde
Bobbie Roelofs
Dennis Alink, Barbara Coronel, Marijke de Kerf, Gideon Levy
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Dennis Alink
Director
Dennis Alink
Producer
Barbara Coronel
Producer
Gideon Levy
Producer
Thomas van der Gronde
Director of Photography
Thomas van der Gronde
Writer
Dennis Alink
Writer
Bobbie Roelofs
Editor
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What is Unknown Brood about?
“When I do my suicide for you, I hope you’ll miss me too,” Herman Brood sang in “Rock ‘n’ Roll Junkie” – just one of many announcements of his own death Brood worked into his songs. It’s a subject Brood, who jumped off the roof of the Amsterdam Hilton 15 years ago, often sang about. In Unknown Brood, a whole range of people look back on the rock and roller’s turbulent life, including fellow musicians, his manager, a former girlfriend, photographer Anton Corbijn, Brood’s wife and their daughter. Video footage shot by Brood himself and never seen before is intercut with a rich collection of archive material, including a humorous clip of Brood barking the Dutch national anthem. His sister Beppie Brood stresses her brother’s split personality: on the one hand the shy, vulnerable man wary of other people, and on the other the one who played Herman Brood – an extravagant, hedonistic junkie and rock and roll star.
Who directed Unknown Brood?
Unknown Brood was directed by Dennis Alink.
Who stars in Unknown Brood?
The principal cast of Unknown Brood includes Herman Brood, Frank Black, Bono, Nina Hagen, Anton Corbijn.
When was Unknown Brood released and how long is it?
Unknown Brood was released in 2016 with a total runtime of 1h 25m.