Bros: After the Screaming Stops
{{Short description|2018 documentary film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Bros: After the Screaming Stops
| image = Bros, After The Screaming Stops poster.jpeg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = {{plainlist|
- Joe Pearlman
- David Soutar
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| producer = Leo Pearlman
| starring = {{plainlist|
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| cinematography = Nat Hill
| editing = William Gilbey
| studio = Fulwell 73
| music = {{plainlist|
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| distributor = {{plainlist|
- XYZ Films
- Lorton Distribution{{cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/bros-after-the-screaming-stops-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0ymze0ndq|title=Bros: After the Screaming Stops (2018)|website=British Board of Film Classification|accessdate=7 June 2023}}
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2018|9|22|Fantastic Fest|2018|11|9|United Kingdom}}
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = £13,248{{cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-weekend-box-office-report-9-11-november-2018-v1.xls|title=BFI: Weekend 09-11 November 2018 UK box office report|website=British Film Institute|accessdate=24 January 2020}}
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Bros: After the Screaming Stops is a 2018 documentary film about the English pop band Bros, consisting of twins Matt and Luke Goss. It was directed by Joe Pearlman and David Soutar and produced by Leo Pearlman. The film documents the band’s preparation for their reunion shows at London's O2 Arena in August 2017, 28 years after their last performance.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/entertainment-arts-40992247|title=Bros thank fans for support at O2 comeback show|website=BBC|date=20 August 2017|accessdate=24 January 2020}} It is a British venture produced by Fulwell 73, with Lorton Entertainment and XYZ Films serving as distributors. It is also in association with BBC Music.{{cite web|url=http://www.fulwell73.com/single-post/2018/09/05/AFTER-THE-SCREAMING-STOPS|title=Bros: After The Screaming Stops|date=5 September 2018|website=Lorton Entertainment and Fulwell 73|accessdate=24 January 2020}}
After the Screaming Stops had its U.K. premiere as part of the 2018 BFI London Film Festival on 17 October 2018 and then given a limited release in the United Kingdom on 9 November 2018.{{cite news | url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/after-the-screaming-stops-london-review/5133800.article | title='After The Screaming Stops': London Review | publisher=Screen Daily | first=Allan | last=Hunter | date=19 October 2018 | accessdate=17 March 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=7C9D18FA-17FC-4E72-97B3-1075E2854AD7&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=F7CE1AE1-C48F-422F-B0F8-C6FB5702C868|title=After the Screaming Stops London premiere|date=17 October 2018|website=BFI|accessdate=24 January 2020}}{{dead link|date=October 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The film was also released on home media on 12 November peaking at #1 on the Official Music Video Chart, and was on the chart for 24 weeks.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/music-video-chart/20190428/13/|title=Official Music Video Chart Top 50|website=Official Charts |date=4 May 2019|accessdate=24 January 2020}} The film won awards including Moment of the Year at the 2019 BBC Radio & Music Awards, National Film Awards UK for Best Documentary, and the BAFTA Award for Best Editing: Factual.
Synopsis
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On 5 October 2016 Bros had announced that they were reforming for a one-off concert at The O2 Arena in London.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37561421|title=Bros brothers reunite for 30th anniversary concert|first=Mark|last=Savage|website=BBC Music reporter|date=5 October 2016|accessdate=18 March 2020}} Tickets for the concert had sold out in seven seconds and was the fastest sell-out in history for any Live Nation show at The O2.{{cite web|url=https://www.iq-mag.net/2016/10/bros-reunion-fastest-sell-ever/#.XK6QCBbTXYU|title=LIVE NATION: BROS IS FASTEST-EVER O2 SELL-OUT|website=IQ|date=7 Oct 2016|accessdate=18 March 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-37583855|title=Bros reunion expands to full UK tour|website=BBC|first=Mark|last=Savage|date=7 October 2016|accessdate=18 March 2020}}
The film follows Matt and Luke Goss as they set out three weeks before their London reunion shows, after not playing together since Wembley Stadium in 1989, and the band breaking up more than two decades ago.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/entertainment-arts-46700466|title=Funny/scary Bros documentary becomes surprise Christmas TV hit|website=BBC|date=28 December 2018|accessdate=18 March 2020}}
The title of the film is taken from a question posed to the brothers by Irish television presenter Terry Wogan during a 1990 interview, "Have you guys thought, what you gonna do when that screaming stops?".{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/after-the-screaming-stops-london-review/5133800.article|title='After The Screaming Stops': London Review|first=ALLAN|last=HUNTER|website=BBC|date=19 October 2018|accessdate=18 March 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.theshiznit.co.uk/review/review-bros-after-the-screaming-stops-drops-the-boys-in-at-the-deep-end.php|title=Review: Bros: After the Screaming Stops drops the boys in at the deep end|website=theshiznit.co.uk|accessdate=18 March 2020}}
Production
=Development=
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On 26 June 2017, Fulwell 73 Productions announced that a feature documentary following the pop band Bros was in production. It was produced by Leo Pearlman, with Heather Greenwood as co-producer and Gina Powell as creative producer. The film was financed by Julian Bird at Lorton Entertainment. It took around six months from inception to complete the documentary, including discussions, filming and 10 weeks of editing.[https://filmschoolrejects.com/after-the-screaming-stops-filmmakers/?amp Joe Pearlman and David Soutar Discuss Their Award-Winning Documentary About Bros] - 5 October 2018
=Filming=
After the Screaming Stops was shot for around twelve weeks in 2017, from May to mid-August, with the first scene recorded at Matt's home in Las Vegas. During the interview process, an individual interview took over five hours.[https://www.nme.com/news/music/family-fights-and-conkers-bros-when-the-screaming-stops-director-joe-pearlman-on-creating-the-best-music-film-of-2018-2426380/amp Family, feuds and conkers: Director Joe Pearlman on how Bros gave him "documentary gold"] - 3 January 2019[https://filmschoolrejects.com/after-the-screaming-stops-filmmakers/?amp Joe Pearlman and David Soutar Discuss Their Award-Winning Documentary About Bros] 5 October 2018 The production staff used various past recordings of Bros on the documentary, with interviews and concert footage briefly featured.
=Music=
{{Infobox album
| name = After the Screaming Stops: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| type = studio
| artist = David Rowntree & Ian Arber - Songs by Bros
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| released = {{Start date|2019|1|25|df=yes}}
| recorded = 2017–18
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| genre = pop
| length = {{duration|m=36|s=38}}
| label = Lakeshore
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| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Bros
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| prev_title = I Owe You Nothing: The Best of Bros
| prev_year = 2011
| title = After the Screaming Stops
| year = 2019
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Composers David Rowntree and Ian Arber along with Michelle De Vries as music supervisor were in charge of the film's music and score. De Vries had previously collaborated with both directors Pearlman and Soutar. The soundtrack itself has only a few Bros tracks on the film, instead focusing more on the band's relationship.{{cite web|url=http://www.michelledevries.co.uk/after-the-screaming-stops|title=After the Screaming Stops|first=Michelle|last=De Vries|date=19 October 2018|accessdate=5 April 2020}} Some examples of pre-recorded tracks used in the film are "The Wanderer" by Dion, "Funky Broadway Parts 1 & 2" by Dyke and the Blazers, "Move" by Jess & James and "Brother" by Kodaline, due to the twins having been influenced by funk and soul when growing up. These tracks are heard in the film but not included in the commercial release. For the score Korg and Fairlight synthesizer sounds were also used for a slight 80s atmosphere.
In addition to the musical score, the soundtrack contains previously unreleased recordings by Bros, including a track from their live O2 Arena performance in August 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/entertainment-arts-40992247|title=Bros thank fans for support at O2 comeback show|website=BBC|date=20 August 2017|accessdate=5 April 2020}} After the Screaming Stops: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released worldwide by Lakeshore Records on 25 January 2019,{{cite web|url=https://lakeshorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/after-the-screaming-stops-original-motion-picture-soundtrack|title=After The Screaming Stops (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by David Rowntree & Ian Arber|website=Lakeshore Records|accessdate=5 April 2020}} on digital download and announced by Lakeshore Records on various social media.{{cite web|url=https://filmmusicdaily.com/2019/01/25/new-soundtracks-frontier-series-score-bros-after-the-screaming-stops-heathers-vinyl-more/|title=NEW SOUNDTRACKS: FRONTIER SERIES SCORE, BROS: AFTER THE SCREAMING STOPS|website=filmmusicdaily.com|date=25 January 2019|accessdate=5 April 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://fantasticfest.com/films/after-the-screaming-stops|title=AFTER THE SCREAMING STOPS|website=Fantastic Fest|accessdate=5 April 2020}}
It is the first soundtrack to include Bros (the subject of the film).
The score was mixed by Richard Addis at Halo Post Production and highlights both Luke and Matt's story. The soundtrack album debuted at #28 on the Official UK Soundtrack Chart on week ending 7 February 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/soundtrack-albums-chart/20190201/140/|title=Official Soundtrack Albums Chart|website=Official Charts Company|date=7 February 2019|accessdate=5 April 2020}}
=Soundtrack=
The original score for the film and Bros tracks:{{cite web|url=https://lakeshorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/after-the-screaming-stops-original-motion-picture-soundtrack|website=Lakeshore Records|title=After The Screaming Stops (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by David Rowntree & Ian Arber|accessdate=6 April 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.filmmusicsite.com/en/soundtracks.cgi?id=71580|title=After the Screaming Stops|website=filmmusicsite.com|accessdate=6 April 2020}}
{{Track listing
| headline = After the Screaming Stops (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
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| title1 = Two Worlds Collide
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| writer1 = David Rowntree & Ian Arber
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| length1 = 3:04
| title2 = H.O.M.E.
| note2 =
| writer2 = David Rowntree & Ian Arber
| extra2 =
| length2 = 2:03
| title3 = The Thinking Man’s Reality Show
| note3 =
| writer3 = David Rowntree & Ian Arber
| extra3 =
| length3 = 1:45
| title4 = After The Screaming Stops
| note4 =
| writer4 = David Rowntree & Ian Arber
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| length4 = 2:28
| title5 = The Illusion of Pyros
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| writer5 = David Rowntree & Ian Arber
| extra5 =
| length5 = 2:11
| title6 = The Philosophy of Fools
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| writer6 = David Rowntree & Ian Arber
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| length6 = 1:48
| title7 = We Don't Have The Time Rome Had
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| writer7 = David Rowntree & Ian Arber
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| length7 = 4:48
| title8 = The End of Bros?
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| writer8 = David Rowntree & Ian Arber
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| length8 = 1:49
| title9 = 20 Times Bitten
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| writer9 = David Rowntree & Ian Arber
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| length9 = 2:23
| title10 = Full of Light
| note10 =
| writer10 = David Rowntree & Ian Arber
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| length10 = 4:13
| title11 = The Genesis of New Beginnings
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| writer11 = David Rowntree & Ian Arber
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| length11 = 2:40
| title12 = Two Rectangles, One Fortress
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| writer12 = David Rowntree & Ian Arber
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| length12 = 2:11
| title13 = When Will I Be Famous?, Live at the O2,
| note13 = 2017; previously unreleased from Push
| writer13 = Nicky Graham, Tom Watkins
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| length13 = 3:17
| title14 = Garden of Forgiveness
| note14 = previously unreleased
| writer14 = Bros
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Release
The world premiere was screened out of competition on 22 September 2018 at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas.{{cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2018-09-25/fantastic-fest-review-after-the-screaming-stops/ |title=Fantastic Fest Review: After the Screaming Stops|website=Austin Chronicle|date= 25 September 2018|accessdate=7 June 2023}} The European premiere took place at the BFI London Film Festival on 17 October 2018.{{cite web|url=http://realscreen.com/2018/08/30/after-the-screaming-stops-among-docs-at-bfi-london-film-fest/|title= "After the Screaming Stops" among docs at BFI London premiere|website=Realscreen|date=2018|accessdate=7 June 2023}} On 9 January 2019 it was announced that the documentary would have a screening at the Prince Charles Cinema on 28 February 2019 due to public request.[https://m.facebook.com/events/2218690041751911/ Bros : After The Screaming Stops] by The Prince Charles Cinema[https://mobile.twitter.com/ThePCCLondon/status/1083347678606569475 The Prince Charles Cinema] Twitter
=Marketing=
File:HMV Oxford Street by Alex Liivet.jpg where Bros attended a signing for the film.{{cite web|url=https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/bros-after-the-screaming-stops-dvd-signing-hmv-oxford-street-london-uk-14-oct-2018-9931353g|title= BROS 'After the Screaming Stops' DVD signing, HMV Oxford Street, London, UK|date=14 October 2018|accessdate=13 December 2021}}]]
The official social media accounts including Twitter and Instagram promoted the documentary posting pictures and exclusive videos.
On 5 September 2018 the official trailer was released on the film's YouTube account.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrYxJEJd9-U|title=Bros: After the Screaming Stops - Official Trailer|website=YouTube|date=5 September 2018 |accessdate=13 December 2021}}
On 14 October 2018, Bros were at HMV’s flagship store in Oxford Street, London, signing copies of the DVD sleeves prior to the film's release.
The film received a 15 certificate rating from the British Board of Film Classification.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/bros-after-the-screaming-stops-film-qxnzzxq6vlgtotk4mju0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607015335/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/bros-after-the-screaming-stops-film-qxnzzxq6vlgtotk4mju0|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 June 2023|title=Bros: After The Screaming Stops|website= British Board of Film Classification|accessdate=7 June 2023}}
=Home media=
After the Screaming Stops was released in the UK on digital download, DVD and Blu-ray on 12 November 2018 by Spirit Entertainment.[https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Bros-After-The-Screaming-Stops-Blu-ray/218042/ Bros: After The Screaming Stops Blu-ray] | United Kingdom | Spirit Entertainment | 2018 | 97 min | Rated BBFC: 12 | 12 November 2018 The DVD and Blu-ray disc extra features include dinner with Bros, Luke choosing kit, Matt choosing guitar, an interview with ex-Bros bassist Craig Logan and trailer.[https://m.facebook.com/BrosFilm/posts/2034311503273607 Bros The Film] - Did you know that the Bros After The...| Facebook
The film debuted at #1 on the UK Official Music Video Chart on 18 November 2018, replacing Whitney by Whitney Houston, based on sales of DVDs and other physical formats.[https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/music-video-chart/20181118/13/ Official Music Video Chart Top 50] - 18 November 2018 – 24 November 2018
In the United States it was released on DVD, Blu-ray, digital download and Video on demand (VOD) channels on 28 May 2019 by Gravitas Ventures. The Blu-ray/DVD omits the extra features available on the UK release.[https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/After-the-Screaming-Stops-Blu-ray/240878/ After the Screaming Stops] | Blu-ray | United States | Gravitas Ventures | 2018 | 97 min | Not rated | 28 May 2019[https://www.blu-ray.com/itunes/After-The-Screaming-Stops-iTunes/126051/ After The Screaming Stops] | iTunes | United States | Gravitas Ventures | 2018 | 97 min | Unrated | 28 May 2019[https://variety.com/2019/film/news/bros-after-the-screaming-stops-us-deal-gravitas-fulwell-73-1203210870/ Bros Head to the U.S. in ‘After the Screaming Stops’ Doc Via Gravitas Ventures] | Variety.com
=Broadcast=
In the United Kingdom, After the Screaming Stops was first broadcast on British television channel BBC Four and BBC Four HD simulcast at 10:00pm on 23 December 2018, around six weeks after the documentary's limited cinema release.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001qyv Bros: After the Screaming Stops] - Duration 87 mins | First shown: 10pm, 23 December 2018 The documentary was initially watched by more than 250,000 viewers, but later becomes one of the 2018 Christmas television highlights due to its popularity on BBC iPlayer.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46700466 |title='Funny/scary' Bros documentary becomes surprise Christmas TV hit |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=28 December 2018 |accessdate=28 December 2018}} Due to the interest, it was aired again in January 2019 on BBC Two.[https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/lifestyle/entertainment/bros-documentary-to-be-shown-on-bbc-two-after-iplayer-success/amp/ Bros documentary to be shown on BBC Two after iPlayer success] | evening express
Reception
=Box office=
{{As of|2018|11|29}}, Bros: After The Screaming Stops with a limited theatrical release, grossed £13,248 in the United Kingdom from 24 screens in its opening weekend, for a total gross of £13,248.{{cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-weekend-box-office-report-9-11-november-2018-v1.xls|title=BFI: Weekend 09-11 November 2018 UK box office report|website=British Film Institute|accessdate=24 January 2020}}
=Critical response=
The BBC critic Mark Kermode and The Sunday Times critic Edward Porter both likened Bros to the 1984 parody film This is Spinal Tap. Porter said some of the brothers' remarks were "unintentionally hilarious", but found them "ultimately lovable", and that the film "makes you poignantly aware of how testing their lives have been". He gave it four out of five.[https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/film-review-bros-after-the-screaming-stops-the-grinch-overlord-nrbd0hwws Film review: Bros: After the Screaming Stops] - Edward Porter Kermode said the film was "really charming".{{Cite web |date=2018-11-09 |title=BBC Radio 5 Live - Kermode and Mayo's Film Review, With Dakota Johnson, Bros: After The Screaming Stops reviewed by Mark Kermode |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06r9cb1 |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}} Allan Hunter, writing for Screen International, said, "This documentary offers an access-all-areas pass during the countdown to the Bros reunion concert of 2017, but it can’t help but focus on the toxic relationship between siblings who sometimes make Cain and Abel seem like the best of chums. Initial interest may rest with nostalgic fans but there is a bigger story here with a wider emotional reach."{{cite news | url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/after-the-screaming-stops-london-review/5133800.article | title='After The Screaming Stops': London Review | publisher=Screen Daily | first=Allan | last=Hunter | date=19 October 2018 | accessdate=17 March 2019 }}
Time Out gave the film three out of five, saying it "captures these tensions with a candour rare in a pop doc." It added, "The filmmakers try to make the drama of dredging up their demons worth it for the thrill of performing again. After sitting through 90 minutes of them rowing, though, you have to wonder whether Matt and Luke’s candour and participation were really worth it.".[https://www.timeout.com/london/film/bros-after-the-screaming-stops Bros: After the Screaming Stops] - Time Out, By: Alim Kheraj, Friday 2 November 2018 The Guardian critic Peter Bradshaw described it as a "bizarre and perhaps unintentionally gripping promo-doc about the stressful reunion of 80s boyband Bros", giving it a rating of three out of five.[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/nov/09/bros-after-the-screaming-stops-review Bros: After the Screaming Stops review] – cringe levels cranked up to 11, The Guardian - Peter Bradshaw, Fri 9 November 2018 For iNews, Adam Sherwin wrote "You don’t have to like Bros much to consider After the Screaming Stops, an unflinching document of the duo’s attempt to rebuild a relationship fractured after 30 years, one of the greatest music films of all time," giving it five out of five.[https://inews.co.uk/culture/bros-after-the-screaming-stops-is-best-music-film-since-this-is-spinal-tap/amp/ Bros: After The Screaming Stops – Goss breakdown is the best music film since This Is Spinal Tap]: iNews Review Adam Sherwin
=Awards and nominations=
==Vote nominations==
On 20 March 2019 Bros: After the Screaming Stops won ‘Moment of the Year’ at the BBC Radio and Music Awards by public vote.{{cite web | url=https://bbcradiomusic.awardsengine.com/winners2019| title=Winners 2019|website=BBC Radio and Music Awards| date=20 March 2019|accessdate=21 September 2019}}
The Edinburgh Television Festival 2019: Won TV Moment of the Year: The English Conkers Crisis - Bros: After the Screaming Stops.{{cite web | url=http://www.televisual.com/news-detail/Edinburgh-TV-Festival-Awards-announced_nid-8122.html| title=Edinburgh TV Festival Awards announced|website=Televisual| date=23 August 2019|accessdate=21 September 2019}}
Charts and certifications
=Charts=
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| Chart (2018–2019)
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| scope="row"| UK Official Music Video (OCC)
| align="center"|1 | align="center"|{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/music-video-chart/20181118/13/| title=Official Music Video Chart Top 50|website=Official Charts Company| date=18 November 2018|accessdate=21 September 2019}} |
| scope="row"| UK Official Soundtrack Albums (OCC)
| align="center"|28 | align="center"|{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/soundtrack-albums-chart/20190201/140/| title=Official Soundtrack Albums Chart|website=Official Charts Company| date=1 February 2019|accessdate=21 September 2019}} |
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.brosthefilm.com}}
- [https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/5bb09a44cb798 Bros: After the Screaming Stops]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} at British Film Institute
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