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Werner Schünemann, Antonio Pompeo, Caco Ciocler, Flavio Bauraqui, Maria Flor

A lifelong friendship between two men forces them to examine how different their lives have become, and how different their perceptions of the world around them are, in this drama from filmmaker Lúcia... read more read more... Murat. Miguel and Jorge first met when they were children growing up in Brazil in the late '50s; Miguel's dad was a passionate music fan who was interested in the work of Jorge's father, a gifted samba composer and musician. While Miguel and Jorge became fast friends, as they grew older the fact that Miguel came from a wealthy white family while Jorge's parents were black and significantly less privileged began to make a greater impact in their lives, and as the two men move into middle age, Miguel (Werner Schüneman) is a successful politician and Jorge (Antonio Pompeo) is a high-level drug dealer who still controls street traffic from his prison. Miguel approaches his old friend asking for help with a proposal that would combat gang violence in Brazil's ghettoes, but Jorge is puzzled by the naïveté of his plan; meanwhile, Miguel and Jorge's worlds begin to overlap in another way when Miguel's teenaged daughter (Maria Flor) begins hanging out with dealers from Jorge's crew. Quase Dois Irmãos (aka Almost Brothers) received its North American premiere at the 2004 Toronto Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 42 min.

Directed by: Lúcia Murat

Release Date: July 1, 2005

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DVD Release Date: November 20, 2007

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Stephen Holden
June 30, 2005
Stephen Holden, New York Times

Strong stuff. Full Review

Donald J. Levit
June 27, 2005
Donald J. Levit, ReelTalk Movie Reviews

'Almost Brothers' tells a good story and tells it well. Full Review

Pablo Villaca
April 20, 2005
Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

Adotando uma estrutura narrativa deficiente, o longa conta com performances irregulares e é prejudicado por um roteiro desconexo que compromete o projeto. Full Review

Eddie Cockrell
March 27, 2009
Eddie Cockrell, Variety

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