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The Brave   1997             N/R, 123 min. Genre: Drama Director: Johnny Depp   Cast: Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando, Marshall Bell, Elpidia Carrillo, Frederic Forrest, Clarence Williams III, Max Perlich, Luis Guzman, Cody Lightning, Nicole Mancera, Pepe Serna, Lupe Ontiveros, Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman, Alexis Cruz, Chuck E. Weiss   Raphael (Johnny Depp) is an alcoholic American Indian—just out of jail and unemployed—when McCarthy (Marlon Brando) offers him $50,000 to be tortured to death for a snuff film. Raphael lives with his wife Rita (Elpidia Carrillo) and their children, Frankie and Marta (Cody Lightning and Nicole Mancera) near a junkyard, and he accepts the offer because the money will help his family build a better life. Now, Raphael has one week to live and tries to teach Frankie how to take over his role as the man of the house.    1 User Review User Review Firefly 03/23/2009    This is actually an excellent movie which has suffered its opening at Cannes 1997 for far too many years. It is beautifully acted and filmed, a very compelling and thought-provoking movie. Cast Johnny Depp Raphael Marlon Brando McCarthy Marshall Bell Larry Elpidia Carrillo Rita Frederic Forrest Lou Sr. Clarence Williams III Father Stratton Max Perlich Lou Jr. Luis Guzman Luis Cody Lightning Frankie Nicole Mancera Marta Pepe Serna Alessandro Lupe Ontiveros Maria Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman Papa Alexis Cruz Heyman Chuck E. Weiss Whizzy