Acappella Pictures (USA): 1

The film adaptation of the Gregory McDonald novel, The Brave (1997), marked Depp’s directorial debut. He co-wrote the screenplay with his brother and the film was first shown at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, where it garnered generally negative reviews. The story follows Raphael, a Native American man living in a remote community near a garbage dump. In order to support his family, he resorts to selling whatever he can. Desperate for a better life for his loved ones, Raphael agrees to star in a snuff film for a large sum of money. However, he is given an advance ...