From Beginning to End (2009)
Von klein auf waren die beiden Halbbrüder Francisco und Tomás unzertrennlich, haben miteinander gerauft, wilde Badezimmerschlachten veranstaltet und sich in den Schlaf gestreichelt – zur großen Rührung ihrer Mutter, die das Verhältnis der beiden ganz auf sich fixierten Sprößlinge wohlwollend, aber auch mit leise wachsender Beunruhigung beobachtete. Inzwischen zu athletischen Mitzwanzigern herangewachsen (Ford-Model João Gabriel Vasconcellos und Rafael Cardoso) können die zwei noch immer nicht voneinander lassen und teilen Wohnung und Bett. Doch als Tomás als Profischwimmer für das Olympiateam für drei Jahre in Russland trainieren soll, wird ihr inniges Verhältnis zum ersten Mal vor die Probe gestellt.
Der Regisseur: Aluizio Abranches
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Rafael Cardoso as Thomás (age 20) |
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João Gabriel Vasconcellos as Francisco (age 25) |
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Júlia Lemmertz as Julieta |
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Fábio Assunção as Alexandre |
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Jean Pierre Noher as Pedro |
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Louise Cardoso as Rosa |
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Lucas Cotrim as Francisco (age 11) |
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Gabriel Kaufmann as Thomás (age 6) |
| Directing | Aluizio Abranches | Director |
| Writing | Aluizio Abranches | Writer |
| Camera | Ueli Steiger | Director of Photography |
| Production | Cindy Duarte | Unit Manager |
| Production | Olívia Guimarães | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Sound | Paulo Gama | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | José Luiz Sasso | Sound Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Nills Bonetti | Visual Effects |
| Production | Samantha Queiroz | Production Manager |
| Sound | Débora Morbi | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Bruno Armelin | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Daniel Bustamante | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Reid Russell | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Fernando Henna | Foley Recordist |
| Directing | Fábio S. Limma | First Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Eduarda Domenici | Digital Effects Producer |
| Production | Tathiana Mourão | Producer's Assistant |
| Editing | Fábio S. Limma | Editor |
| Directing | Tatiana Maciel | First Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Yurandi Poots | Electrician |
| Lighting | Alexandre Vaz | Electrician |
| Visual Effects | Raquel Sancinetti | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Pablo Hoffmann | First Assistant Camera |
| Art | Bruno Testore Schmidt | Art Direction |
| Sound | Ana Chiarini | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | André Dias | ADR Recordist |
| Directing | Bianca Cury | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Karina Vanes | Post Production Coordinator |
| Production | Maria Claudia Reis | Production Assistant |
| Editing | André Ehrlich Lucas | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Helena Duarte | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | William Lopes | Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Rogério Marinho | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Rafael Brandão | Visual Effects |
| Lighting | Júnior Malta | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Miguel Valfré | Electrician |
| Editing | Leandro Scorsafava | Archival Footage Coordinator |
| Production | Rafa Mourão | Location Manager |
| Production | Marco Nanini | Producer |
| Production | Aluizio Abranches | Producer |
| Sound | André Abujamra | Music |
| Production | Fernando Libonati | Producer |