Almost Brothers

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]

Almost Brothers
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lúcia Murat
Written by	Paulo Lins Lúcia Murat
Produced by	Ailton Franco Jr. Branca Murat
Starring	Caco Ciocler Flavio Bauraqui Werner Schünemann Antônio Pompêo
Cinematography	Jacob Solitrenick
Edited by	Mair Tavares
Music by	Nana Vasconcelos
Production companies	Taiga Filmes Ceneca Producciones TS Productions
Distributed by	Imovision
Release dates	September 2004 (2004-09) (Festival do Rio) April 1, 2005 (2005-04-01) (Brazil)
Running time	102 minutes
Countries	Brazil Chile France
Language	Portuguese
Box office	460,087[1]

Cast

• Caco Ciocler Miguel (1970s)
  • Werner Schünemann - Miguel (2000s)
  • Brunno Abrahão - Miguel (1950s)
• Flávio Bauraqui - Jorginho (1970s)
  • Antônio Pompêo - Jorginho (2000s)
  • Pablo Ricardo Belo - Jorginho (1950s)
• Maria Flor - Juliana
• Fernando Alves Pinto - Peninha
• Marieta Severo - Helena
• Luiz Melodia - Seu Jorge
• Cristina Aché - Miguel's mother (1970s)
• Lúcia Alves - Miguel's mother (2000s)
• Márcio Vito
• Babu Santana - Pingão
• Renato de Souza - Deley^[4]

Production

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]