Do Começo ao Fim
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| Directed by | Aluizio Abranches |
| Produced by |
Aluizio Abranches Fernando Libonati Marco Nanini Iker Monfort |
| Written by | Aluizio Abranches |
| Starring |
Rafael Cardoso João Gabriel Vasconcellos Júlia Lemmertz Fábio Assunção |
| Music by | André Abujambra |
| Cinematography | Ueli Steiger |
| Edited by | Fábio S. Limma |
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Production
company |
Lama Filmes
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| Distributed by | TLA Releasing |
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Release date
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Running time
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96 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese Spanish English |
| Budget | $1 million |
| Box office | $400,422 |
From Beginning To End is a Brazilian movie made in 2009. It is the third feature film directed by Aluizio Abranches. Starring Fábio Assunção, Júlia Lemmertz, Gabriel Kaufmann, Lucas Cotrim, João Gabriel Vasconcellos and Rafael Cardoso. The movie premiered in Brazil in November 27th, 2009. The movie deals with two types of relationship that are often considered taboos (homosexuality and incest). Abranches claims that his only intention was to tell a love story.
The release of the movie in Brazil, with only 9 copies, was seen by almost 100 thousand spectators, leading the movie to be on the list of the top 10 most watched Brazilian movies of 2009. It was exhibited in more than 30 national and international festivals, and it was commercialized also in more than 30 countries. In 2010 it was released in DVD in Brazil with success. In France, after a very successful premiere in the movie theaters, the first edition of the DVD and Blu-ray was sold out in less than 2 weeks, and it became a best seller till nowadays in international websites such as Fnac and amazon.com.
The movie was filmed almost entirely in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Parts of the movie were filmed in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The soundtrack was released in December 2009, and has been a huge hit all over Brazil. It brings together several big names from Brazilian pop music such as Maria Bethania, Angela Ro Ro, Simone and Zizi Possi. Songs like "Summer 78", "Folhas de Outono", "Saudade" and "Outono" have become the biggest hits on this album.
The film attracted more than ten thousand viewers during its weekend debut. Playing in only nine theaters (compared with 550 showing 2012), the film finished sixth place during its opening weekend.
The film was shown on May 26 during the 2010 Seattle International Film Festival. In June 26 during the 2010 Frameline Film Festival. In July 9 during the 2010 Outfest Film Festival and July 15 during the 2010 QFest.
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