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Brother's Keeper
Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky (EE.UU. de América, 1992) [Color, 104 min]



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[fuente] Documental sobre el juicio por asesinato de Delbert Ward. Delbert Fue miembro de una familia de cuatro hermanos, que trabajan como agricultores semi-analfabetos y viven juntos en aislamiento del resto de la sociedad hasta la muerte de William. Una investigación policial y médicos forenses sugerían que Bill no murió por causas naturales y Delbert fue arrestado por cargos de asesinato en segundo grado. Al ser interrogado por la policía, Delbert parece renunciar a sus derechos y firma una confesión, pero esta película sugiere que puede no haber sido competente para hacerlo. La película explora los posibles motivos de los asesinatos, de la "misericordia que mata" (Bill estaba enfermo en ese momento). También muestra cómo los residentes de la comunidad rural de Munnsville, Nueva York se unieron al apoyo de uno de sus propios residentes (que antes se consideraban marginados social).

Los hermanos Ward viven en una granja de Munnville, en el condado de Madison (New York), en la miseria. Tras la muerte del hermano mayor, las autoridades detienen a Delbert Ward, de 59 años, como sospechoso, y es llevado a juicio acusado de asesinato en segundo grado. Durante el proceso se desata una sorprendente ola de solidaridad con la familia por parte de una comunidad rural que que rechaza la injerencia en sus asuntos de la policía y los fiscales de la gran ciudad.

Tom Wiener escribió:AMG SYNOPSIS: The first feature-length effort by documentary filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, Brother's Keeper unfolds a strange-but-true story about a most unorthodox family. 59-year-old Delbert Ward lives with his brothers Bill, Roscoe, and Lyman on a dairy farm near the upstate New York village of Munnville. Barely able to function on an adult level, the Ward brothers keep to themselves, ignored and shunned by their neighbors. When older brother Bill dies on June 5, 1990, the authorities determine that his death was not from natural causes. Suspected of a mercy killing, Delbert is charged with second degree murder. It gradually becomes apparent that the police coerced Delbert into signing a confession, whereupon his neighbors, who previously wanted nothing whatsoever to do with the man, begin lobbying passionately for his release. It's not that they believe that he's innocent, it's simply that he is one of "theirs." Berlinger and Sinofsky firmly refuse to sugarcoat their subject; their glimpses of the Mann brothers and their bizarre lifestyle might be unsettling to some. In addition to its other accomplishments, Brother's Keeper also demonstrates in a non-judgmental fashion how the media can manipulate public opinion, both positively and adversely. -- Hal Erickson

AMG REVIEW: The ability of Brother's Keeper to deal with so many different subjects -- problems of the elderly and mentally challenged, the debate over mercy killing, the shifting definitions of community -- is its greatest strength. Because there is a trial for murder at the center of this story, the film is also about the limitations of our justice system to deal with acts that fall in a gray area that borders on criminality. Delbert Ward may have helped his older brother Bill to die, but given the circumstances -- Bill's debilitating illness, Delbert and his brothers' inability to administer proper care, and their extreme sense of isolation -- passing legal judgment on the act is almost impossible. The film is most provocative in depicting the attitudinal shifts the citizens of Munnville, from indifference and even suppressed hostility to the Ward brothers to passionate defense of them as fellow citizens of a rural community that prides its being removed from the rest of the world. Would residents of an urban apartment building rally around their neighbors with the same kind of antipathy to outsiders? Brother's Keeper is that rare documentary that raises questions without definitively answering any of them.

Otras referencias
- Brother’s keeper (1992), por Federico Furzan. Cinelipsis.
- "The Truth Behind 'Brother's Keeper'". Kristine McKenna, Los Angeles Times (11/02/1993). (en inglés)
- Brother's Keeper (1992). John Nesbit, Old School Reviews. (en inglés).

Guión: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky.
Fotografía: Douglas Cooper, Richard Hissong (Color).
Montaje: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky
Música: Molly Mason, Jay Ungar.
Producción: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky, Nicholas Gottlieb, Lidsay Law.
Productora: American Playhouse, Creative Thinking International / Hand to Mouth Productions.

• Delbert Ward.
• Roscoe Ward.
• Lyman Ward.
• Walt Geisler (Ward Supporter).
• Ken Elmer (Neighbor).
• John Teeple (Neighbor).
• Dave Goff (Cousin).
• Joseph F. Loszynski (Bureau of Criminal Investigation, New York State Police).
• Harry Thurston (Friend).
• Ralph A. Cognetti (Defense Attorney).
• Maynard A. Cosnett (Bureau of Criminal Investigation, New York State Police).
• John W. Graham (Bureau of Criminal Investigation, New York State Police).
• Robert J. Killough (Bureau of Criminal Investigation, New York State Police).
• Donald F. Cerio (Madison County District Attorney).
• Connie Chung (archive footage).

- 1992: Sundance: Premio del Público.
- 1992: Ciculo de Críticos de Nueva York: Premio NYFCC (Mejor Documental).

Documental / Sociedad, Marginados, Crimen, Juicios.

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Convertidos a formato SubRip ANSI y corregidos (líneas largas reajustadas o pasadas a 3 líneas, errores tipográficos...).
Contienen numerosas superposiciones (tiempos contiguos), que he preferido mantener, ya que la corrección automática creaba muchos tiempos demasiado cortos y a mano son casi 700 líneas...

Documental contemporáneo. Dramas:
- [filmo de no ficción] Brother's Keeper (1992)
- [filmo de no ficción] Capturing the Friedmans (2003)