Director: Marcel Rasquin Producers: Enrique Aular, Marcel Rasquin, Liz Mago Bosch, Juan Antonio Diaz Screenplay: Marcel Rasquin, Rohan Jones Cinematographer: Enrique Aular Editors: Carolina Aular, Juan Carlos Melian Music: Rigel Michelena Principal Cast: Eliú Armas, Fernando Moreno, Beto Benites, Gonzalo Cubero, Marcela Girón

“Life will always score against us, that’s why every day we must get up convinced that the game is still nil-nil.”

Daniel is an exceptional footballer, a phenomenal striker. Julio is the team’s captain, a born leader. As brothers they grew up playing football together in a Caracas slum called “La Ceniza.” While Daniel dreams of playing professional football, Julio supports the family with “dirty” money; he has little time to dream. The opportunity of their lives arrives when a football scout invites them to tryout with the city’s best team: the Caracas Football Club. But tragedy looms nearby. They must choose, on a dusty football pitch, what is most important: family unity, revenge or the chance of a lifetime. On this pitch, life is on the line.

—La vida siempre nos va caer a goles, por eso es que todos los días tenemos que levantarnos convencidos que el juego va cero a cero.

Daniel es un delantero excepcional, un fenómeno. Julio, el capitán del equipo, es un líder nato. Ambos son hermanos de crianza y juegan al fútbol en el pequeño barrio de “La Ceniza.” Mientras Daniel desea con todas sus fuerzas llegar a ser un futbolista profesional, Julio mantiene a su familia con dinero sucio y no tiene tiempo para soñar. La oportunidad de sus vidas llega cuando un cazatalentos los invita a unas pruebas en el famoso equipo de la ciudad: el Caracas Fútbol Club. En ese momento una tragedia los sacude y deben decidir, a patadas y sobre una cancha de tierra, qué es más importante: la unión de la familia, el sabor de la venganza o el sueño de sus vidas.

Marcel Rasquin was born in Venezuela and began his career in 1997 as part of the A&B Producciones team. His debut feature film, Hermano, has screened at many international film festivals, receiving wide acclaim. It won the Golden George Award for Best Film at the Moscow International Film Festival, Best Film at the International Festival in Huelva, Best First Feature Film at Havana and the Audience Choice Award at the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival. It was submitted as the Venezuelan entry for the 83rd Academy Awards. Hermano is one of the most highly awarded films in Venezuelan history.

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