Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band is a 2019 Canadian documentary film, directed by Daniel Roher.[3] A portrait of the influential roots rock group The Band, the film is based in part on Robbie Robertson's 2017 memoir Testimony.

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
Film poster
Directed by	Daniel Roher
Produced by	Lana Belle Mauro Stephen Paniccia Andrew Munger Sam Sutherland
Cinematography	Kiarash Sadigh
Edited by	Eamonn O'Connor Daniel Roher
Production companies	Bell Media Studios Imagine Documentaries White Pine Pictures
Release date	September 5, 2019 (2019-09-05) (TIFF)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English
Box office	$449,561[1][2]

The film premiered on September 5, 2019, as the opening film of the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, the first time the festival has ever selected a Canadian documentary film as its opening gala.[4] As of October 2021^[update], 84% of the 62 critical reviews compiled on Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 7/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Once Were Brothers my [sic] frustrate Band fans looking for a less narrowly focused overview, but the group's music and history remain as engrossing as ever."[5]

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External links

• Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band at IMDb
• Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band at Rotten Tomatoes
• Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band at Metacritic

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