They Killed My Brother

April. 08,2013      
Rating:
6.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Reconstructing the details of the death of his brother, Rafael Burlan da Silva, twelve years ago, the filmmaker Cristiano Burlan launches a personal journey that leads to the heart of a cycle of violence in the outskirts of São Paulo — like the neighborhood Capão Redondo, where his family lived and where his 22 year-old brother was killed with 7 shots in 2001. Exploring his brother’s reasons for involvement with drugs and car theft, the director exposes parts of his own family history, listening to relatives and friends, whose testimonies bring to light the fates of several characters, mapping the history of painful emotional wounds.

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Reviews

Stometer
2013/04/08

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

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Baseshment
2013/04/09

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

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Glucedee
2013/04/10

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

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Zlatica
2013/04/11

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

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