Brother

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Brother

2012

1h 36m

Drama

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13 Reviews

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250+ Ratings

A shared love of soccer unites two siblings (Eliú Armas, Fernando Moreno), but their mother's violent death and one's need for revenge threaten to tear them apart.

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Rob Humanick

Slant Magazine

Sep 16, 2012

2/4

Venezuelan filmmaker Marcel Rasquin's Hermano is a well-meaning melodrama, equal parts heartfelt and contrived.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Aug 23, 2012

3/5

"Hermano" is well-trod acreage, but there's a vitality here that's easy to appreciate.

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Aug 23, 2012

3/5

The sports-as-savior theme is an old one, but this confident movie, alternately volatile and tender, coats its clichs in winningly natural performances and Enrique Aular's kinetic photography.

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Matt Kelemen

Las Vegas CityLife

Apr 21, 2013

4/5

Hermano is part sports film, part neorealist drama and a fully successful debut feature from Venezuelan director Marcel Rasqun.

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

Aug 24, 2012

The story feels driven more by coincidence than authenticity, leading to an eye-rolling climax.

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Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

Aug 23, 2012

B-

An uneasy combination of good and bad, which earns a mild recommendation on the strength of the two lead performances and its success in capturing the desperate milieu of Caracas' teeming underclass.

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Mar 9, 2014

Another film about the slums in Venezuela,with a different PoV this time though,I really liked it.worth watching it.heartbreaking.

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Jan 21, 2014

A gritty melodrama from Venezuela, fusing possibly the two most stereotypical concerns a Latin American film could possibly have: soccer and drug dealers. Still, not bad - well-acted, takes itself seriously, and has a surprising and fairly powerful ending.

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Jun 24, 2013

Bravo! A movie worth watching; if you like sports, bros, or mothers. I enjoyed it. Well done.

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Mar 7, 2013

Great acting... Touching drama! Very proud that it's made in my other home country: Venezuela.

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Feb 20, 2013

"Hermano" takes a lot of clichés from other sports movies. But when it's combined by a story that tries to portray the difficulty of life in a place that's no man land, with a high focus on ethical dilemmas, characters whom feel simpathy with and twists and turns that are vital. At the end you're left with the sensation that filmmakers created with this movie, something reminiscent.

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Sep 1, 2012

A fun and captivating movie. Definitely not for kids. Loved it.

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Synopsis

A shared love of soccer unites two siblings (Eliú Armas, Fernando Moreno), but their mother's violent death and one's need for revenge threaten to tear them apart.

Director: Marcel Rasquin
Screenwriter: Marcel Rasquin, Rohan Jones
Distributor: Music Box Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 24, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 18, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $29.8K
Runtime: 1h 36m

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