Brand: A Second Coming
Rating: 5.8/879 Plot Summary:
Follows comedian/author/activist Russell Brand as he dives headlong into drugs, sex & fame in an attempt to find happiness, only to realize that our culture feeds us bad ideas & empty idols. Through his stand up, Brand explores his own true icons – Gandhi, Che Guevara, Malcolm X & Jesus Christ- & evolves from addict & Hollywood star to an unexpected political disruptor & newfound hero to the underserved. Will Brand hold fast against the roar of criticism to break out of the very system that built him?
Director: Ondi Timoner
Running time: 1h 40min
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Release date: 9 October 2015 (USA)
Cast: Russell Brand, Simon Amstell, Andrew Antonio, Barbara Brand, Ron Brand, Elia Diaz, Shepard Fairey, Noel Gallagher, David Lynch, Stephen Merchant, Matt Morgan, John Noel, James Ohene-Djan, Noreen Oliver
