Almost Brothers

Almost Brothers (Portuguese: Quase Dois Irmãos) is a 2004 Brazilian film. It was directed by Lúcia Murat and written by Murat and Paulo Lins.[2] Switching back and forth in time between the 1970s and the 2000s, the film follows the friendship between a middle-class left-wing political activist and a criminal from Rio de Janeiro's favelas.[3]

Almost Brothers
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLúcia Murat
Produced byAilton Franco Jr.
Branca Murat
Written byPaulo Lins
Lúcia Murat
StarringCaco Ciocler
Flavio Bauraqui
Werner Schünemann
Antônio Pompêo
Music byNana Vasconcelos
CinematographyJacob Solitrenick
Edited byMair Tavares
Production
company
Taiga Filmes
Ceneca Producciones
TS Productions
Distributed byImovision
Release date
  • September 2004 (2004-09) (Festival do Rio)
  • April 1, 2005 (2005-04-01) (Brazil)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryBrazil
Chile
France
LanguagePortuguese
Box office460,087[1]

Cast

Production

It was produced by Brazilian studio Taiga Filmes in a co-production with Ceneca Producciones from Chile and TS Productions from France.[5] With a budget of almost R$3 million, it was shot in Rio de Janeiro on March, June, and July 2003.[6]

References

  1. "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  2. "Almost Brothers - Cast, Crew, Director, and Awards". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  3. Holden, Stephen (2005-07-01). "Almost Brothers (2004): Friendship as a Frail Bridge Across the Chasm of Class". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  4. "Almost Brothers - Cast". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  5. "Quase Dois Irmãos" (in Portuguese). Empresa Brasil de Comunicação. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  6. "Sessão Brasil exibe o filme inédito 'Quase Dois Irmãos', segunda, dia 31" (in Portuguese). Rede Globo. August 31, 2009. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.


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