''Almost Brothers'' () is a 2004 Brazilian film. It was directed by

Lúcia Murat Lúcia Murat (born 1949) is a Brazilian filmmaker. Murat participated in the student and guerrilla movements against the military dictatorship in Brazil in the 1960–1970s. She was imprisoned and tortured by military agents; that experience exe ...

and written by Murat and

Paulo Lins Paulo Lins (born January 11, 1958, Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian author. Lins grew up in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil ...

. 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

favela Favela () is an umbrella name for several types of impoverished neighborhoods in Brazil. The term, which means slum or ghetto, was first used in the Slum of Providência in the center of Rio de Janeiro in the late 19th century, which was b ...

Cast

Caco Ciocler Carlos Alberto "Caco" Ciocler (born 27 September 1971) is a Brazilian actor and director. References External links * 1971 births Living people Male actors from São Paulo Brazilian male film actors Brazilian male telenovela actors ...

Miguel (1970s) **

Werner Schünemann Werner Eduardo Schünemann (born February 21, 1959) is a Brazilian actor, director, and screenwriter. Biography Schünemann was born in Porto Alegre, the grandson of Germans. He was raised near Novo Hamburgo and began acting at age 15. Sch� ...

- Miguel (2000s) ** Brunno Abrahão - Miguel (1950s) *

Flávio Bauraqui Flávio is a Portuguese language given name, equivalent of Latin Flavius, and Italian and Spanish Flavio. The Portuguese diminutive form is Flavinho. People * Flávio da Silva Amado (1979), better known as Flávio, Angolan footballer * Antônio F ...

- Jorginho (1970s) **

Antônio Pompêo Antônio Pompêo (23 February 1953 – 5 January 2016) was a Brazilian actor. He appeared in the television shows '' Balacobaco'', ''Rebelde'', '' A Casa das Sete Mulheres'', ''O Rei do Gado'', ''Mulheres de Areia'' and ''Pedra sobre Pedra' ...

- Jorginho (2000s) **Pablo Ricardo Belo - Jorginho (1950s) *

Maria Flor Maria Flor Leite Calaça (born 31 August 1983), usually known as Maria Flor, is a Brazilian actress. Career She was discovered in 2002, and her first role was in the film '' O Diabo a Quatro'', filmed in the same year, and released nationwide ...

- Juliana * Fernando Alves Pinto - Peninha *

Marieta Severo Marieta Severo da Costa (born 2 November 1946) is a Brazilian stage, film and television actress. She is best known to youth audiences as the archetypal mother figure in popular sitcom '' A Grande Família'' (2001–2014), as well to mature audie ...

- Helena *

Luiz Melodia Luiz Carlos dos Santos (7 January 1951 – 4 August 2017), widely known by his stage name Luiz Melodia, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter whose music was a characteristic crossover of multiple Music genres including Música popular brasileira (M ...

Seu Jorge Jorge Mário da Silva, more commonly known by his stage name Seu Jorge (Seu, Portuguese for "Your"; born June 8, 1970; ), is a Brazilian musical artist, songwriter, and actor. He is considered by many a renewer of Brazilian pop samba. Seu Jorg ...

Cristina Aché Cristina is a female given name, and it is also a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Cristina (daughter of Edward the Exile), 11th-century English princess *Cristina (singer), Cristina Monet-Palaci (1956–2020), American s ...

- Miguel's mother (1970s) *

Lúcia Alves Lúcia Catarina de Sousa Alves (born 22 October 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Campeonato Nacional Feminino club SL Benfica and the Portugal women's national team. International career On 17 June ...

- Miguel's mother (2000s) *

Márcio Vito Márcio is a Brazilian or Portuguese male personal name * Márcio Melo (1906-1991), general with the Brazilian air force * Márcio Rezende de Freitas (born 1960), Brazilian football referee * Márcio Bittencourt (born 1964), Brazilian football def ...

Babu Santana Alexandre da Silva Santana (born December 10, 1979), known professionally as Babu Santana, is a Brazilian actor and singer. Born in Vidigal, Rio de Janeiro, Santana acted in plays at school since his 12 years and joined the theater group Nós do ...

- Pingão *Renato de Souza - Deley

Production

It was produced by Brazilian studio Taiga Filmes in a co-production with Ceneca Producciones from Chile and TS Productions from France. With a budget of almost R$3 million, it was shot in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...

on March, June, and July 2003.

References

External links

* 2004 films Brazilian drama films Films about the Brazilian military dictatorship Films directed by Lúcia Murat Films set in Rio de Janeiro (city) Films set in the 1970s Films set in the 2000s Films shot in Rio de Janeiro (city) 2004 drama films 2000s Portuguese-language films 2000s Brazilian films {{2000s-Brazil-film-stub