They say soccer (or football as it's known everywhere except in the United States) is the world's game and it's easy to see why. With the only equipment necessary being a ball and a space to play on, it remains one of the most accessible sports across the globe, giving hope to anyone of any class, creed or color that they too can ascend to the heights of the game and reap the rewards. But for some that journey is made even more difficult by an array of social woes that can impede progess, cut short a career or even end a life. And somewhere between the aspirations and cold hard realities, is Marcel Rasquin's "Hermano." Recalling the gritty realism of "City of God" and the wide-eyed optimism of the "Goal!" trilogy of films, "Hermano" tracks the tale of Julio (Eliú Armas) and his adopted brother Daniel (Fernando Moreno...
- 8/22/2012
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