Brother's Shadow

2006 American film

Scott Cohen
Judd Hirsch

CinematographyKip BogdahnEdited bySuzanne SpanglerMusic byDuncan Sheik

Production
companies

Fish Six Film LLC
Mint Pictures

Distributed byCut Entertainment Group

Release date

April 29, 2006 (2006-04-29) (Tribeca)

Running time

91 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Brother's Shadow is a 2006 American drama film starring Scott Cohen and Judd Hirsch.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Jake Groden is the black sheep of his family. Ankle deep in fish guts, he serves out his parole in Alaska. Then, after a decade of self-imposed exile, he is forced to return to his Brooklyn family. He soon discovers that his perfect brother, Michael is dead, and he begins trying to take what Michael had- a beautiful wife, adoring son, control of the family furniture business and the love of their gruff father. For Jake, the price of a new life is his identity.

Cast

Scott Cohen as Jake Groden
Judd Hirsch as Leo Groden
Susan Floyd as Emily Groden
Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Manny Botero
Elliot Korte as Adam Groden
James Murtaugh as Hank Stafford

References

^ Anderson, John (5 June 2006). "Brother's Shadow". Variety. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
^ Newman, Bruce (14 October 2007). "A splintered family saga". The Mercury News. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^ Pine, Dan (27 September 2007). "San Jose director knocks on wood with feature film debut". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. Retrieved 11 March 2021.