HERMANO
Earning comparisons to CITY OF GOD, Marcel Rasquin’s debut film, HERMANO, has a gritty quality balanced with stylish fimmaking. Set in Caracas, one of the world’s most dangerous cities, HERMANO traces the relationship of brothers on the soccer field as the strive to lift themselves out of there circumstances. Tinged with sibling rivalry and ambition, HERMANO is a electric tale of family and fate.
“An assured first feature by Venezuela’s Marcel Rasquin, HERMANO… still packs a potent punch… dynamic filmmaking, which contrasts effectively with the raw, naturalistic acting to undeniably powerful effect.” - Michael Rechtshaffen, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
“It's very affecting, and the lead performances from Eliu Armas and Fernando Moreno… are absolutely dynamite… worthwhile and thoughtful.”
–Linda Holmes, NPR
Raised as brothers, intense teammates and competitors on the soccer field - the gregarious, swaggering Julio (Eliu Armas) and the wiry, focused Daniel/“Gato” (Fernando Moreno) have remained virtually inseparable ever since the newborn Daniel was found abandoned in a trash heap in their La Ceniza slum. The opportunity of their lives arrives when a football scout invites them to try out for the city's top professional team, just as a tragic act of violence threatens to tear them apart and prevent them from achieving their dreams.
Directed by Marcel Rasquin. Unrated.
Venezuela, 2011, Digital Projection, 97minutes, Color, Spanish with English Subtitles.