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Lucas Cotrim, Gabriel Kaufmann, Julia Lemmertz, Fábio Assunção, Jean Pierre Noher ... see more see more... , João Gabriel Vasconcellos , Rafael Cardozo , Eduardo Coutinho , Mausi Martínez , Fernanda Félix , Rafael Cardoso , Louise Cardoso , Lucas Cotrin

Two men find love in defiance of convention in this drama from writer and director Aluizio Abranches. Six-year-old Thomas (Gabriel Kaufmann) is best friends with his half-brother, twelve-year-old Fran... read more read more...cisco (Lucas Cotrim). Julieta (Julia Lemmertz) is delighted that her son Francisco gets along so well with her second husband Alexandre (Fabio Assuncao) and his son Thomas, but a few neighbors wonder if the boys are closer than is healthy. As the boys grow older, the bond between them grows stronger, and after the death of their parents, 21-year-old Thomas (Rafael Cardoso) and 27-year-old Francisco (Joao Gabriel Vasconcellos) are finally willing to acknowledge their physical attraction to one another. After they've become lovers, Thomas gets some exciting news -- a competitive swimmer, he's been accepted to join Brazil's Olympic team. However, as part of his training program, he's expected to spend the next three years at a camp for championship swimmers in Russia. Can Thomas stand to be taken away from the support of his friend, his brother and his lover? Do Comeco Ao Fim (aka From Beginning To End) was an official selection at the 2010 San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Aluisio Abranches

Release Date: November 27, 2009

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  • blacksheepboy
    December 15, 2010
    blacksheepboy
    One of the few things that work in this film is the lyricism of the silent shots, which are competently photographed by Ueli Steiger, who turned down 2012 to be in this project. However, it is impossible to overlook the corny dialogues, the weak performances and the lack of a tru... read moree conflict in this badly written story.
  • fb100000185301014
    January 21, 2012
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    It's not as good as it seemed. Despite the taboo subject in the film that sounded interesting, it really didn't seem like a good film at all. It's cliche for it's genre, it had a promising start but ultimately bored me to death. The technical aspect was quite good, loved the ligh... read moreting and music, but they didn't help the film to go far. I wished the "Beginning" was the "End" to be honest
  • RicardoCraneo
    December 21, 2011
    RicardoCraneo
    Boring, gross, and cheesy. Exactly how one should not handle a story with these types of taboos. A "liberal" angle, with slightly concerned but passive parents and a lot of sex scenes, ain't gonna cut it when there are other repercussions afoot in real life such as legality and r... read moreeligion which isn't even touched upon. The story's conveniently standard if not for its gay and incest content and is horribly constructed. There's a forty-minute gap of empty talk and empty events somewhere in between the flat children and adult stages. As in any foreign or indie films typical of this drama involvement, the actors are OK for their parts but everything else sucks balls from beginning to end.

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February 23, 2012
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