Brother (2010) Hermano (original title)

Director:

Marcel Rasquin

Writers:

Rohan Jones
Marcel Rasquin

Release Date:

2 July 2010 (Venezuela)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Sport

Tagline:

On this pitch... Life is on the line

Plot:

Two young men who have been raised as brothers look to their soccer skills as a way of getting out of their slum. While a scout is in town, an act of violence threatens to tear them apart.

Plot Keywords:

Football | Dream | Slum | Tryout | Opportunity

Awards:

10 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Eliú Armas	...	Julio
Fernando Moreno	...	Daniel
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Beto Benites	...	Morocho
Gonzalo Cubero	...	Roberto
Marcela Girón	...	Graciela
Jackson Gutierrez	...	Malandro
Gabriel Rojas	...	Eliecer
Alí Rondon	...	Max

Directed by
Marcel Rasquin

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Rohan Jones
Marcel Rasquin

Produced by
Enrique Aular	....	executive producer
Enrique Aular	....	producer
Alejandro Batista	....	associate producer
Teresa Correa	....	associate producer
Juan Antonio Diaz	....	co-producer
Juan Carlos Echeandía	....	associate producer
Rohan Jones	....	development producer
Liz Mago Bosch	....	executive producer
Marcel Rasquin	....	producer
José Vicente Scheuren	....	co-producer
Fabiana Serfaty	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Rigel Michelena

Cinematography by
Enrique Aular

Film Editing by
Carolina Aular
Juan Carlos Melian

Casting by
Beto Benites

Production Design by
Maya Oloe

Art Direction by
Maya Oloe

Production Management
Carlos Luis Betancourt	....	production manager
Nella Illas	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Valeria Valentina Bolívar	....	second assistant director (as Valeria Bolívar)
Mario Rodriguez	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
German Gutierrez Ross	....	sound editor
Nerio Gutiérrez	....	supervising sound editor
Alejandro Navas	....	sound effects editor
Frank Rojas	....	sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Jesús Santiago	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Juan Carlos Melian	....	director of post-production

Other crew
Prakriti Maduro	....	acting coach

Production Companies

• A&B Producciones
• Centro Nacional Autónomo de Cinematografía (CNAC) (I) (in association with)

Distributors

• Music Box Films (2012) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Cines Unidos (2010) (Venezuela) (theatrical)
• Only Hearts Company (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Escalon Films (2011) (Ecuador) (all media)
• Wanda Distribución Cinematográfica de Films S.A. (2011) (Spain) (all media)

Also Known As:

"Hermano" - Venezuela (original title)

Runtime:

97 min | Venezuela:96 min

Country:

Venezuela

Language:

Spanish | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Venezuela:PG-13 | USA:Not Rated | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Caracas, Venezuela

Company:

A&B Producciones

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Estrenos Críticos: Resacón 2 y David vs el Martillo (#1.5)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Voy Por Ti

A story from the barrio (slums) that is far from usual.

One of the big problems of Venezuela's film industry is that the slums are portrayed as meaningless wallpapers in which the story moves. Hermano is not the case, as a Venezuelan I can say I felt the movie was filmed in a way no other film was: Dialogs, people and even the story (except for the high speed pace of it) finally sounded/looked real. That is on a personal level, now on a more technical one, the photography is very well done, the soundtrack is accurate and full of Venezuelan songs (not very usual here) and the story is so rich that I actually think the script or a script-based novel should be published, that is a book I'd read!! On the downside, well for reality's sake... Our soccer team sucks and it is not as popular in the barrio (baseball or basketball would have made a bit more real of a story). I already mentioned it but the pace is too fast and there are a couple of stories that were not important or even necessary for the plot. I am nothing but a regular viewer but if you trust me go watch it.