Almost Brothers

2004 film directed by Lúcia Murat

September 2004 (2004-09) (Festival do Rio)
April 1, 2005 (2005-04-01) (Brazil)

Running time

102 minutesCountriesBrazil
Chile
FranceLanguagePortugueseBox office460,087^[1]

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]

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]

References

^ "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
^ "Almost Brothers - Cast, Crew, Director, and Awards". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
^ 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.
^ "Almost Brothers - Cast". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
^ "Quase Dois Irmãos" (in Portuguese). Empresa Brasil de Comunicação. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
^ "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.