Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band

The saga of The Band, whose iconic farewell concert was immortalised in THE LAST WALTZ, continues to captivate in this new documentary shaped from the perspective of guitarist-songwriter Robbie Robertson, only one of two surviving members.

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
Canada 2019 | 100 minutes | Censors rating: Documentary film exempt from NZ Classification labelling requirements

Director: Daniel Roher | With: Martin Scorsese, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Ronnie Hawkins, Dominique Robertson, Van Morrison, Taj Mahal

- Online Premiere:
Sun 2 Aug, 2:00pm. Tickets on sale from 10 Jul.

- Online Rental:
Mon 3 Aug, 10:00am until Sat 8 Aug, 11:00pm. Tickets on sale from 25 Jul.

- In Cinema Screenings:
Sat 25 Jul, 6:00pm Hollywood Avondale, Auckland*
Sat 1 Aug, 3:00pm ASB Waterfront Theatre, Auckland*
Sat 1 Aug, 3:30pm SBS St James Theatre, Gore*
Sat 1 Aug, 6:00pm Roxy Cinema, Wellington*
Sat 1 Aug, 7:30pm Rialto, Tauranga*
Sat 1 Aug, 8:00pm The Capitol Cinema, Auckland*
Sat 1 Aug, 8:15pm Regent, Dunedin*
Sun 2 Aug, 2:00pm MTG Century Theatre, Hawke's Bay*
Sun 2 Aug, 4:00pm Bridgeway Cinemas, Auckland*
Sun 2 Aug, 6:00pm Monterey Cinemas Howick, Auckland*
Mon 3 Aug, 5:00pm Len Lye Centre, New Plymouth*
Mon 3 Aug, 8:00pm SBS St James Theatre, Gore*
Tue 4 Aug, 2:00pm Len Lye Centre, New Plymouth*
Sat 8 Aug, 8:00pm The Capitol Cinema, Auckland*
* Tickets on sale from individual cinemas

About the Filmmaker:
Daniel Roher is a documentary filmmaker from Toronto. He has directed multiple non-fiction shorts and the documentarY Ghosts of Our Forest (2017). Once Were Brothers is his second feature film.

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