QUASE DOIS IRMAOS
by Lucia Murat
synopsis
Miguel, a middle class Caucasian, and Jorge a black guy from a favelas are two childhood friends who meet up in prison. Miguel is locked up for political reasons and Jorge for drug-dealing. Each defend prisoners’ rights. 20 years later, everything separates the politician from the head of the gang. The incessant flashbacks evoke very potent images of failure and dreams of brotherhood, symbolic of such divisions in Brazil.
original title: | Quase dois irmaos |
country: | France, Brazil |
year: | 2004 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Lucia Murat |
film run: | 102' |
release date: | FR 07/12/2005 |
screenplay: | Lucia Murat, Paulo Lins |
cast: | Flavio Bauraqui, Caco Ciocler, Antonio Pompeo, Werner Shunemann, Maria Flor, Alves Pinto, Babu Santana |
cinematography by: | Jacob Solitrenick |
film editing: | Mair Tavares |
art director: | Luis Henrique Pinto |
costumes designer: | Inês Salgado |
music: | Nana Vascondelos |
producer: | Lucia Murat |
production: | TS Productions, Taiga Films (BR) |
distributor: | Colifilms Diffusion |