Two Brothers, My Sister

1994

1h 48m

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Drama

This dark and intense drama follows the slow and painful destruction of a young, passive woman as she watches her family fall apart. Maria is the shy and dutiful daughter upon whose shoulders the family traumas have fallen. In addition to a regular job she cooks, cleans, and studies. Her parents offer no assistance as her father is blind, with a tendency towards violence when drinking. His wife, the focus of his violence is terribly unhappy. After a particularly brutal beating, Maria's brothers rise up against the father and end up leaving the home. It is up to Maria to try to bring the factions together. Maria's pressures increase after she calmly stabs her boss during an attempted rape, and then copes with her mother's suicide.

Writers

Teresa Villaverde(screenplay by)
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Mireille Perrier
The Teacher
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Olimpia Carlisi
The Mother
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Luís Miguel Cintra
Friend at the Apartment
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Orlando Costa
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Io Appolloni
Hotel Clerk
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Marco Delgado
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Pedro Cabrita Reis
Man in the Bat
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Isabel Ruth
Voice of Mother (voice)
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Laura Soveral
Suburban Lady
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Teresa Villaverde
Voice of the Teacher (voice)
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Jorge Silva
Boss' Son
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Ilda Roquete
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Manuel Guanilho
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Writers

Teresa Villaverde(screenplay by)

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Release date

November 4, 1994 (United States)

Country of origin

Portugal

Language

Portuguese

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