Julio and Daniel playing together on the home field.
Both overlook their neighborhood, the slums of Caracas, Venezuela.
Film opened with this abandoned baby in trash (Daniel). Julio and his mother pick and care for him.
Slums of Caracas, Venezuela.
The home field where the plot rises and finishes.
Shows how strong their bond was even being as step brothers.
Conflicts between both to overcome their mom's death to play for the final championship game
Where they practice their skills.
Locker room intensity of half time during the final game, starring into the murderer of his mother.
Dark alley where Julio and his gang hangout.
Shows how the importance of their mother was to both, she was their sunshine and motivation.
Julio confronting his gang (familia) for answers of who killed his mom.
The final moment of when Daniel chips the goalie and scores the winning goal, right before tragedy hits.
End of the film, ends with Julio being the last man in the Caracas FC team with teary eyes.
The film Hermano is set in the slums of Caracas, Venezuela, and it’s based on the story of two different but bonded brothers as their only way out of the life of poverty is through their soccer skills.
They go through many difficult situations such as challenges, gang violence, and disappointment throughout the film. Also, the feeling of dark suspense never disappears. The tone of the film is very depressing, as it opens up with the loud crying abandoned baby in the trash.
Julio, who is the oldest brother, strong, repressed and somber, a gang member, and Daniel, who is the younger, adopted, innocent and naive, are the protagonists of the story. They both play for the neighborhood’s team (Equipo del Barrio) and are amazing when playing together. They have a chance to play professional as they are scouted, but the biggest challenge occurs when an accidental shooting killed their mother. The bond of brotherhood is tested as Daniel must keep his secret from Julio about who murdered their mother as it’s someone from their hood and soccer team that they consider their “family”. Tension between them arises as Julio focuses to serve justice for his mom, while Daniel puts his focus into the professional tryouts, while his secret is eating him alive day by day. Daniel eventually gets offered a contract, but he rejects it unless his brother is also signed. The only way they both can get is if they win the final in their neighborhood tournament. The final game was everything you expect from a championship, and it seemed like it had a final happy ending, until the whistle blew. Julio felt betrayed as he found out Daniel knew who the murderer was. Soon after, Daniel’s secret was eating him up to the point that he thought he had nothing else to loose because he felt the brother bond was broken, so he went after the murderer; their goalkeeper, and ended up killing him on the field. Tension rose and the gang members intervened and held Daniel down, shot and killed him. The film ends with the camera recording the Caracas Futbol Club team lined up in the stadium while ending with Julio being the last man on the line with tears in his eyes as he crosses himself and looks to the sky. Overall, this film is a test of love, brotherhood, and family.
5 Words: Suspense, dark, aggressive, dusty, surprising
Thesis: Daniel and Julio must overcome the dangerous slums of Caracas and test their brotherhood through their soccer skills for a better life.
Layout for the film, from start to bottom.
Intro.
After the intro, start presenting the credits of the film.
Introducing the credits
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