Almost Brothers (2004)
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We all have two lives: the one we dream of and the one we live.
The strange friendship between two men of opposite social classes. Miguel is a senator. His childhood friend Jorge is a major drug-dealer. In the 1970s, they meet in prison: Miguel was there for political reasons, and Jorge, as a common criminal.
- Date of release
- 2004-04-01
- TMDB
- 5.9 / 10 (16)
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Lúcia Murat
Casting
- Caco Ciocler — Miguel (anos 70)
- Flávio Bauraqui — Jorginho (anos 70)
- Werner Schünemann — Miguel (hoje / today)
- Antônio Pompêo — Jorginho (hoje / today)
- Maria Flor — Juliana
- Fernando Alves Pinto — Peninha
- Charles Fricks — Marcos
- Pablo Ricardo Belo — Jorge as a child (1950s)
- Renato de Souza — Deley
- Babu Santana — Pingão
- Marieta Severo — Miguel Mother
- Gisela de Castro — Maria-Maria
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Rio de Janeiro
Almost Brothers 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.
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.
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