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Almost Brothers (Quase Dois Irmaos)

Rating:No Rating
Genre:Drama
Release Date:July 1, 2005
Running time:102 minutes
Cast:Fernando Alves Pinto, Flavio Bauraqui, Caco Ciocler, Renato de Souza, Maria Flor
Director:Lucia Murat
Producer:Lucia Murat
Writer:Paulo Lins, Lucia Murat
Distributor:Taiga Filmes

Description: The film explores the relationship between the middle classes and the slums in Rio de Janeiro during the past 50 years as shown through two people who are almost brothers: Miguel, an intellectualized middle-class political prisoner and member of Congress; and Jorge, son of a samba composer who went from petty thief to leader of the Red Command.

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