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They Killed My Brother

Plot: 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
Release Date: Monday, April 8 2013
11 years ago
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Portrait of Cristiano BurlanCristiano Burlan
Cristiano Burlan was
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Portrait of Rafael NobreRafael Nobre
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Portrait of Natalia ReisNatalia Reis
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Portrait of Lincoln PériclesLincoln Péricles
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