Two Brothers, My Sister

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 4, 1994

Original language

Portuguese

Spoken languages

Portuguese

Countries

Portugal

Cast

Isabel Ruth,Maria de Medeiros,Olimpia Carlisi,Manuel Guanilho,Orlando Costa,Io Appolloni,Marco Delgado,Laura Soveral,Luís Miguel Cintra,Jorge Silvaand 8 more

Director

Teresa Villaverde

Writer

Teresa Villaverde

Producer

Joaquim Pinto

Cinematography

Antoine Roch,Joaquim Pinto,Ulrich Jänchen,Volker Tittel

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0111508