Almost Brothers
2004 film directed by Lúcia Murat
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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]
Directed byLúcia Murat
Written byPaulo Lins
Lúcia Murat
Lúcia Murat
Produced byAilton Franco Jr.
Branca Murat
Branca Murat
StarringCaco Ciocler
Flavio Bauraqui
Werner Schünemann
Antônio Pompêo
Flavio Bauraqui
Werner Schünemann
Antônio Pompêo
| Almost Brothers | |
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Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Lúcia Murat |
| Written by | Paulo Lins Lúcia Murat |
| Produced by | Ailton Franco Jr. Branca Murat |
| Starring | Caco Ciocler Flavio Bauraqui Werner Schünemann Antônio Pompêo |
| Cinematography | Jacob Solitrenick |
| Edited by | Mair Tavares |
| Music by | Nana Vasconcelos |
Production companies | Taiga Filmes Ceneca Producciones TS Productions |
| Distributed by | Imovision |
Release dates |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Countries | Brazil Chile France |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Box office | 460,087[1] |
Cast
- Caco Ciocler Miguel (1970s)
- Werner Schünemann - Miguel (2000s)
- Brunno Abrahão - Miguel (1950s)
- Flávio Bauraqui - Jorginho (1970s)
- Antônio Pompêo - Jorginho (2000s)
- Pablo Ricardo Belo - Jorginho (1950s)
- Maria Flor - Juliana
- Fernando Alves Pinto - Peninha
- Marieta Severo - Helena
- Luiz Melodia - Seu Jorge
- Cristina Aché - Miguel's mother (1970s)
- Lúcia Alves - Miguel's mother (2000s)
- Márcio Vito
- Babu Santana - Pingão
- Renato de Souza - Deley[4]
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]
