''Era mio Fratello'' (Translation: ''He was my Brother'') is a two episode

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that aired in 2007 on

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. The first episode aired on 30 September 2007 in

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and the second episode aired on 1 October that same year. It is the first Italian television series having

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as main theme. Filming took place in

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, in the cities of

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, Palmi,

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, Melito and

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. The ''

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'' television critic Antonio Dipollina appreciated the miniseries, commenting that it has "the same rhythm and language of the most modern crime series".

Synopsis

Two brothers are forced into very different lives after they part ways at a very young age. One will grow up to be like their underworld father while the other was raised by a police officer and follows the straight and narrow. Their lives are doomed to eventually intersect, pitting brother against brother.

Cast

*Maurizio Aiello as Michele Palmisano *

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as Ettore Lanfranchi *

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as Luca *

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as Luisa Libertino * Carlo Cartier as Dario Salerno * Adriano Chiaramida as Don Giuseppe Palmisano * Diletta D'Emilio as Lavinia Lanfranchi *

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as Vincenzo Di Santo * Nicola Di Gioia as Vullo *

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as Sante Palmisano *

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as Paolo Cento *

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as Carlo Brandi *

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as Paola Lanfranchi *

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as Maria Palmisano *

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as Ada Di Santo

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Location cinematografiche in Calabria

Era Mio Fratello, La ‘Ndrangheta in TV
at DC Mag Italian television miniseries 2007 television specials RAI original programming 2007 Italian television series debuts Television series about organized crime Works about the 'Ndrangheta Films directed by Claudio Bonivento Television shows set in Calabria {{Italy-tv-prog-stub

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