Film

My Brother's Keeper

Name: My Brother's Keeper
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: 2021
Cast: T.C. Stallings, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Joey Lawrence, Robert Ri'chard, Gregory Alan Williams

Other titles called My Brother's Keeper: the 2020 film.

Drama

A war veteran returns home haunted by trauma and loss, wrestling with PTSD, faith, and family secrets. Grounded in faith-based drama but genuinely interested in the messy psychology of grief and guilt, it doesn't flinch from hard questions. For viewers who want substance with their spirituality, or who've been affected by military trauma.

TMDb rating

3.9

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