My Father Die (2016)

My Father Die: Directed by Sean Brosnan. With Gabe White, Chester Rushing, Trina LaFargue, Gary Stretch. Deaf since having his hearing knocked out at the age of 12, Asher has been training for almost two decades to avenge himself on Ivan, the man that killed his older brother, 21 years ago. And now that his nemesis is out of prison, he gets his chance. But Asher’s target also happens to be his father.

“When I think of revenge in cinema I think of u0026quot;Oldboyu0026quot; (2003), u0026quot;Dead Manu0026#39;s Shoesu0026quot; (2004), u0026quot;Blue Ruinu0026quot; (2014), u0026quot;Lady Vengeanceu0026quot; (2004), u0026quot;Sympathy for Mr. Vengeanceu0026quot; (2002), u0026quot;Django Unchainedu0026quot; (2012), u0026quot;Kill Billu0026quot; (2003;2004) u0026quot;Gangs of New Yorku0026quot; (2002), and even u0026quot;John Wicku0026quot; (2014). Now after seeing this masterpiece of revenge, u0026quot;My Father Dieu0026quot; is now on that list.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;My Father Dieu0026quot; is as you already know, a deep southern Gothic revenge film, and is the directorial debut of Sean Brosnan. The film starts off with two brothers (Asher and Chester) walking around talking about sex and meeting up with a girl (Nana) so that Chester can have sex with her. As Asher keeps on watch for the two his father (Ivan) pounces when heu0026#39;s not looking and hits him so hard upside the head that he ruptures his eardrums. Ivan then confronts Chester and beats him to death in a fit of rage while the recently deaf Asher watches. Jump twenty years later where Asher is taking care of his overly obese mother who does nothing but sit on her bed and watch the local church sermon. Ivan is recently released from prison and Asher plans to exact his revenge upon his fallen brother. And so ensues one of the best revenge films Iu0026#39;ve seen.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film is so well acted by the entire cast, mostly the three main stars Joe Anderson (Asher), Candace Smith (Nana), and Gary Stretch (Ivan). These three actors did a magnificent job bringing their characters to life. Joe Anderson was magnificent as he never said a word in the film and yet you could empathize with his character so much. Gary Stretch was unbelievable, if you thought he was bad in u0026quot;Dead Manu0026#39;s Shoesu0026quot;, you have no idea how much more bad he is in this film. Stretch is just absolutely brutal and brings so much tension and suspense in every scene he is in.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBrosnanu0026#39;s direction is fantastic, he never loses control of the brutal and religious aspects the movie brings. He developed the characters so well and took time to really make them feel real. The cinematography is overall very good, when it comes down to the cinematography of a very low budget film Iu0026#39;m not so harsh on it considering that money is not very abundant, but the film looks beautiful either way. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThroughout the film I couldnu0026#39;t help but see Brosnanu0026#39;s satire on Southern religion. I am not completely sure if it was intentional, but if it was good job. Periodically in the film a painting of Saturn eating his children is seen, which not only symbolizes the characters in the film but also gives the film a religious quality to it which I thought was interesting.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI honestly donu0026#39;t know what else to say, this is a great revenge film with unique characters that we empathize and despise, a great story, acting, and direction. Sean Brosnan debuted with a powerhouse of a film and I will without a doubt be looking forward to what he has in store next.”