2011 Official Oscar® Entry - Venezuela
Best Foreign Language Film

Music Box Films has announced the U.S. Theatrical run of the soccer drama Hermano, Marcel Rasquin’s debut feature film. A box office hit in Venezuela and the country’s official submission to the Academy Awards in 2011, the film will open in New York City on Friday, August 24, and in over 20 cities across the country including Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Diego and San Francisco.

Here's the full synopsis:

HERMANO narra una historia sencilla y poderosa, de dos hermanos de crianza - Daniel (Fernando Moreno) y Julio (Eliu Armas) - que luchan por convertirse en futbolistas profesionales. Daniel es un delantero excepcional, un fenomeno. Julio es el capitan del equipo, un lider nato. Ambos juegan futbol en el Barrio La Ceniza.  La oportunidad de sus vidas llega cuando un cazatalentos del Caracas Futbol Club los invita a unas pruebas en el equipo. Pero la vida del barrio se interpone y una tragedia los sacude. Ellos tendran que decidir sus destinos sobre una cancha de tierra. Que es mas importante? La union de la familia o el sueno de sus vidas?

BROTHER tells a simple and powerful story about two kids raised together as brothers: Daniel (Fernando Moreno) and Julio (Eliu Armas) – who struggle to become professional soccer players. Daniel is an exceptional striker, a phenomenon. Julio is the captain of the team, a natural leader. Both of them play soccer in the La Ceniza slum. The opportunity of their lives arrives when a headhunter for the Caracas Football Club invites them to a tryout with the team. But their life at the slum interferes and a tragedy shakes them. They will have to choose their destinies on a dirt field. What is more important: the unity of the family or the dream of their lives?

Starring: Eliú Armas, Fernando Moreno, Alí Rondón, Beto Benites, Gonzalo Cubero, Marcela Girón
Director: Marcel Rasquin
Writer: Rohan Jones & Marcel Rasquin
Executive Producer: Liz Mago Bosch & Enrique Aular
Producer: Enrique Aular, Juan Antonio Díaz & Marcel Rasquin
Music: Rigel Mitxelena
Cinematographer: Enrique Aular
Editor: Juan Melián & Carolina Aular
Casting: Beto Benites

In Select Theaters August 24

Official Site: http://www.hermanomovie.com/