The Brother from Another Planet - 1984

The Brother from Another Planet is a 1984 low-budget American science fiction film, with a legacy as a cult classic, written and directed by John Sayles. The film stars Joe Morton as an escaped extraterrestrial slave trying to find a new life on Earth. The film was a moderate financial success, and critical reviews were largely positive. Morton's performance as The Brother was acclaimed, as he had no lines of dialogue and had to communicate entirely through facial expressions and body language.