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Almost Brothers: Global Lens Collection

A film by Lúcia Murat

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Description

Almost Brothers is part of The Global Lens Collection.

This searing look at the class struggle of Brazil over a period of four decades is told through the closely linked yet fatally divided lives of Miguel, a middle-class white rebel, and Jorge, his black childhood friend. Remembering their time of imprisonment by the right wing government in the '60s, Miguel returns as a progressive politician to the prison where Jorge serves a sentence as a gang leader, to seek his help in changing the cycle of death and poverty.


What the Critics are Saying

"Strong stuff...savage, wonderful!"- New York Times

"Brilliant! This outstanding film serves as further proof of the emerging strength of Brazilian cinema." - London Daily Telegraph

"Think 'City of God', with its Hollywood shenanigans deleted and three decades of politics inserted. Emotional, raw, satisfying!" - SF Bay Guardian


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Features and Specifications

Bonus materials:
  • Discussion Guide which includes
  • Director Biography
  • Film Notes
  • About Brazil

Format: DVD
Release Year : 2004
Running Time: 102 minutes
Color: Color
Language: Portuguese w/English subtitles


  

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