Two Sons of Francisco
| Two Sons of Francisco | |
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 Brazil poster | |
| Directed by | Breno Silveira |
| Written by | Patrícia Andrade Carolina Kotscho |
| Starring | Márcio Kieling Thiago Mendonça Ângelo Antônio |
| Edited by | Vicente Kubrusly |
| Music by | Caetano Veloso(songs) Guto Graça Melo (score) |
| Distributed by | Conspiração Filmes Globo Filmes Columbia Tristar |
Release dates |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Budget | R$ 5.9 million |
Two Sons of Francisco(Portuguese:Dois Filhos de Francisco) is a 2005Braziliandrama filmabout the lives of the musiciansZezé Di Camargo & Luciano,directed byBreno Silveira.
The film was one of Brazil's most successful in the last twenty years and the biggest box office draw of 2005. The film grossed the equivalent of $13 million worldwide, and a total of $8 million in Brazil, a record for Brazilian cinema.[1]The film was selected as the Brazilian entry for theBest Foreign Language Filmat the78th Academy Awards,but it was not nominated.
Until 2008,Dois Filhos de Franciscoused to be considered the second biggest audience of a Brazilian film (after the 1976 filmDona Flor and Her Two Husbands). In 2009, theblockbusterSe Eu Fosse Você 2,starring Tony Ramos andGlória Pires,replacedDois Filhos de Franciscoas the second biggest audience among the Brazilian films.
Cast
[edit]- Márcio KielingasZezé di Camargo
- Thiago MendonçaasLuciano Camargo
- Ângelo Antônioas Seu Francisco Camargo
- Dira Paesas D. Helena Camargo
- Paloma Duarteas Zilú
- José Dumontas Miranda
- Dáblio Moreira as Zezé di Camargo (child)
- Wigor Lima as Luciano (child)
- Marcos Henrique as Emival
- Maria Floras Solange
- Natália Lageas Cleide
- Jackson Antunes as Zé do Fole
- Pedro asLeonardo
- Thiago asLeandro
Reception
[edit]Critical response
[edit]Two Sons of Franciscohas an approval rating of 80% onreview aggregatorwebsiteRotten Tomatoes,based on 5 reviews, and an average rating of 6.7/10.[2]
Awards and nominations
[edit]- Audience Award for Best Film – Breno Silveira (won)
- Best Performance in an International Feature Film - Leading Young Performer – Marcos Henrique (won, tie)
- Best Performance in an International Feature Film - Leading Young Performer – Dablio Moreira (won, tie)
- Best International Family Feature Film (nominated)
See also
[edit]- List of submissions to the 78th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Brazilian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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