Almost Brothers home other titles Almost Brothers -Brazil Quase Dois Irmaos at Mannheim Film Festival Screenings Friday, 18 Nov. at 5pm, Studio Europa in Heidelberg at 10.15 pm, Kino im Stadthaus in Mannheim Saturday, 19 Nov. at 4pm, Karlstor Saal in Heidelberg Sunday, 20 Nov. at 5pm, Cinema Quadrat in Mannheim at 8.30, Karlstor Kino, in Heidelberg Monday, 21 Nov. at 2pm, Kino im Stadthaus, Mannheim at 11.00 pm, Atlantis 1, Mannheim Best Iberoamerican Film, Best Film Audience Award - MAR DEL PLATA FILM FESTIVAL Best Director, Best Actor, Best Latin American Film FIPRESCI -RIO FILM FESTIVAL Best Film - AMAZON FILM FESTIVAL Official Selection: Toronto, Montreal, Biarritz, Guadajara, Mar del Plata, San Francisco "easily one of the best films to emerge from Brazil in the last year" Fionnula Halligan, Screen International Best Brazilian Film of 2004 - (Luiz Carlos Merten) O Estado de Sao Paulo They could have been brothers united by music, but are ultimately separated by Brazil. Music by Nana Vasconcelos explodes on the screen. Direction by Lucia Murat is cerebral, compassionate and visceral. Script by Paulo Lins (City of God) and Lucia Murat, emcompassing. A tour de force account on the tensions of the uneasy relationship between the white middle class and the black slums in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Told as a fable about the contrasting destinies of two children brought together by their parent's love of music. Miguel white middle class, Jorge raised in the slums. Fate intertwines years later during military regime of 70's as these young men become inmates: Miguel as political prisoner, Jorge as a criminal. Their reunion polarizes their status and exchange of ideas saw the first of the Red Command - the most powerful and violent drug trafficking faction in Rio today. A generation later through their children the cycle repeats itself and their separation deepens.. they could have been brothers united by music but are separated by Brazil. Directed by Lucia Murat, 2004 102' if you are unable to attend the screenings and wish to view , please let us know info@oneeyedfilms.com ONE EYED FILMS 11 Ellerslie Road, London W12 7BN United Kingdom Tel: +44 20 8740 1491 / Cel: +44 (0)7771 514 351 http://www.oneeyedfilms.com / email: Betina Goldman