While Zolidis’ characters have plenty to say about manhood, they don’t have much to say about Brandon as a person. He is given little opportunity to speak for himself, and much of his life is a mystery to his family. After his first arrest, for fighting, he tells his father, “You don’t know how I spend my time.” Neither does the audience.
A violent death sparks an exploration of manhood in ‘A Dark Sky Full of Stars’