From the Beginning to the End (Do Começo ao Fim) (2009) directed by Aluisio Abranches

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Two brothers develop a very close relationship as they are growing up in an idyllic and happy family. When they are young adults their relationship becomes very intimate, romantic, and sexual.

Director: Aluisio Abranches

Writer: Aluisio Abranches

Release Date: 27 November 2009 (Brazil)
26 May 2010 (Seattle International Film Festival, USA)

Genre: Drama

Plot: This controversial Brazilian drama follows the love and sexual intimacy between two men…who are half-brothers.

There are not a lot of topics involving consenting adults that can really shock these days but this searing romantic drama about two brothers who love—incestuously – may well be one of them! Set in a sun-burnished Brazil, two boys, Francisco and his younger half-brother (same mother, different fathers) Thomás, are being raised in upper class comfort in Rio by their doting mother. Five years apart, the boys are best friends and unusually close to each other so much so that their intimacy brings vocal concerns from relatives that maybe they are too close. But the parents reluctantly brush away the concerns. Fast-forward several years with Francisco and Thomás now strikingly handsome, bronzed young men and their childhood intensity has evolved into a torrid sexual relationship. But when Thomás is offered a chance to train for the Brazilian swim team in Russia for a long period of time, the proposed separation brings fears that their love is threatened. Spectacularly shot amidst the mountains, beaches and grand estates of Brazil, this intense drama does not just live on the controversial subject matter but rather is a strikingly evocative romance of two men fighting against societal conventions.

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Cast (in credits order)
Rafael Cardoso ... Thomás
João Gabriel Vasconcellos ... Francisco
Gabriel Kaufmann ... Thomás
Lucas Cotrin ... Francisco
Júlia Lemmertz ... Julieta
Fábio Assunção ... Alexandre
Louise Cardoso ... Rosa
Jean Pierre Noher ... Pedro 

      
Thomas & Francisco (adults)

 
Thomas & Francisco (children)

And now a little bit of Men Candy for you, remember it's Valentine's Day!

Rafael Cardoso, alone:

























Joao Gabriel Vasconcelos, alone:

















And the two hottie together:

Comments

[lab-jazz.livejournal.com]

My Goodness!!!
I have heard about this film before and seen clips. I'm assuming that it will eventually be released in America, where I can buy it from Amazon. I really hope so anyway. It looks crash hot wonderful.

Thanks for the bear hug &hearts
I tried to send you one back but LJ won't let me :(

Lyn

[cassandra-gold.livejournal.com]

Okay, I want to watch this. The pretty boys alone would be enough, but the story sounds interesting too.

I hope it comes to the US soon...

[aileenfan.livejournal.com]

I've been waiting for this movie since last year:) I wonder if it's released on DVD in region2 ??? I have some serious doubts to tell you the truth:(

Oh, and thank you for the gift:DDD I hope all is well and you are spending the Valentine's day with people you care for:)

Hugs
Caroline

[http://users.livejournal.com/_sin_attract/]

This seems really interesting! The youtube videos you posted have gotten me really interested...hopefully it'll be out in the US before too long Yes, please keep us updated if you can! :D

[cornflake2912.livejournal.com]

I look forward to this movie a lot :)
Happy Valentines Day.

[tizi17.livejournal.com]

ohmiodio... che bel san valentino... ;-) grazie!
sono riuscita a vedere pezzi di questo film, ed è veramente molto intenso..
la trama susciterà discussioni senz'altro..
ma la base del film è un libro, "the carnivorous lamb" di agustin gomez-arcos, che per se è un libro soprattutto politico, dove il fatto che i due ragazzi siano fratelli è una cosa secondaria. certo, il film parla solo di questo aspetto.
discussioni su incesto apparte - i due ragazzi sono mmmmmeravigliosi... ;-)
grazie!

[girlofavalon.livejournal.com]

I am in Brazil, I am really happy I got to see this movie! It's so amazing! Sweet and sexy and simply just so natural!

[edenwinters.livejournal.com]

Oh, my. You have done such a good job reeling me in. By all means let us know when it's available in the U.S. The pictures you have posted are incredible, but I won't be able to watch the trailers until later.

[lisa-thecat.livejournal.com]

I've seen the clips before and I'm completely charmed. I can't wait to see it, when it becomes available somewhere...

Thanks for the photos too!!!! Nice v-day pressie for all of us!

[dark0feenix.livejournal.com]

Thank you for introducing this gorgeous movie! I can't wait to see it. Hot, gorgeous, Brazilian men who are playing brothers. What more could there possibly be? :)

[veggieg.livejournal.com]

Both actors are gorgeous but together, they're so much hotter! I've watch part of the movie and somewhat disappointed. While the idea of it was intrigued, when execute to film it's lack of.. something. I want to see more of the angst they going through, knowing they're not suppose to love one another instead of just jump in right after their mother's pass away without any explanation or emotional turmoil. Their on scene's chemistry however, has made up some of its lacking.

[kc-risenphoenix.livejournal.com]

WOW! I would LOVE to see this!

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

I know this movie was shiny like a fashion magazine, and that the director pointed more on the prettiness of his actors than the strength of the story, especially in the second part of the movie. But I think it was for sure a daring movie, touching a subject that was not easy; is it a fault the director chose to do that without too much emphasis? I think not, probably in this way he was allowed to reach a wider target. In any case the first part of the movie is really good, and the mother's role is perfect.
I'd like to highlight an odd coincidence between the movie and the novel from which is loosely inspired, The Carnivorous Lamb by Agustín Gomez-Arcos: Richard Reitsma, a college professor, teaches a special topic course, The Body Erotic/The Body Politic: Deviant Sexuality as Political Discourse, and Gomez-Arcos's novel is one of the novel he uses as reference and the majority of his students over the years are straight, with a preponderance of females. Common
comments are "I forgot they were brothers,", or "It didn‘t bother me because it was so beautiful,", or "I didn‘t think about it that way, I just saw it as a
metaphor.". That is, I think, the same main reaction to the movie, the preponderance of the fan are females and they didn't stop so much on the fact the characters were brothers, but pointed more that the love story was beautiful.