BRAND: A Second Coming

NAME OF FILM: BRAND: A SECOND COMING

DIRECTOR(S): Ondi Timoner

GENRE: Documentary Film

SYNOPSIS: Russell Brand skillfully balances philosophy, history and humour as he embarks on his first-ever world tour and meets with a wide and fascinating range of people- including Mike Tyson, Pink, 50 Cent, Noel Gallagher, to American Marines, orphans in Kenya, socialists in London and inmates on death row and empowers people to stage a non-violent revolution. Directed by Ondi Timoner, the only person to win Sundance twice (with her films Dig and We Live in Public.)

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