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(Redirected from Quase Dois Irmaos) 2004 film directed by Lúcia Murat

Almost Brothers
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	September 2004 (2004-09) (Festival do Rio) April 1, 2005 (2005-04-01) (Brazil)
Running time	102 minutes
Countries	Brazil Chile France
Language	Portuguese
Box office	460,087

Almost Brothers (Portuguese: Quase Dois Irmãos) is a 2004 Brazilian film. It was directed by Lúcia Murat and written by Murat and Paulo Lins. 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.

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

Production

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

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. 4 February 2013. 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.

External links

Almost Brothers at IMDb

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