Brother

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Brother

Released Aug 24, 2012

1h 36m

Drama

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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

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

Rated: 2/4

Sep 16, 2012

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

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

Rated: 3/5

Aug 23, 2012

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

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.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 23, 2012

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Matt Kelemen

Las Vegas CityLife

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

Rated: 4/5

Apr 21, 2013

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

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

Aug 24, 2012

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Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

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.

Rated: B-

Aug 23, 2012

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

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

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

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

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

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

"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.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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thomas a

"Hermano" is a greatly delivered South American social drama reminiscent of the Brazilian movie "City of God"...which, however, falls short when it comes to pulling a punch for its ending.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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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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