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Almost Brothers

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

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Production

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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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  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". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Quase Dois Irmãos" (in Portuguese). Empresa Brasil de Comunicação. 4 February 2013. 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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