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Q Films in historic success.

Panamanian World Cup rom-com Frozen In Russia (Congelado En Rusia) has capitalised on the country’s first ever participation in the football tournament to become the national all-time box office champion in a little over two weeks.

As of Sunday, writer-director Arturo Montenegro’s smash stood at 147,941 admissions and $712,034 and counting, eclipsing the eight-year record of Chance, which finished on 136,039 admissions and $475,271.

Frozen In Russia set a new admissions mark when it reached 137,462 on June 13 and centres on a football-mad local who promises to marry a Russian woman if his country qualifies for the World Cup.

Q Films in historic success.

Panamanian World Cup rom-com Frozen In Russia (Congelado En Rusia) has capitalised on the country’s first ever participation in the football tournament to become the national all-time box office champion in a little over two weeks.

As of Sunday, writer-director Arturo Montenegro’s smash stood at 147,941 admissions and $712,034 and counting, eclipsing the eight-year record of Chance, which finished on 136,039 admissions and $475,271.

Frozen In Russia set a new admissions mark when it reached 137,462 on June 13 and centres on a football-mad local who promises to marry a Russian woman if his country qualifies for the World Cup.

Q Films in historic success.

Panamanian World Cup rom-com Frozen In Russia (Congelado En Rusia) has capitalised on the country’s first ever participation in the football tournament to become the national all-time box office champion in a little over two weeks.

As of Sunday, writer-director Arturo Montenegro’s smash stood at 147,941 admissions and $712,034 and counting, eclipsing the eight-year record of Chance, which finished on 136,039 admissions and $475,271.

Frozen In Russia set a new admissions mark when it reached 137,462 on June 13 and centres on a football-mad local who promises to marry a Russian woman if his country qualifies for the World Cup.

Filmmaker to attend Cannes and launch international sales.

Panamanian writer-director Arturo Montenegro of Panama-based Q Films has showcased the first trailer from his football comedy Frozen In Russia.

Montenegro completed principal photography in January in Portobelo in Panama following a three-week shoot in Russia, where he was granted permission to film in Moscow’s hallowed Red Square as well as the city’s subway system.

The Panama-Russia co-production also shot in Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium, where this summer’s World Cup final will take place, and in parts of Saint Petersburg. Montenegro recorded the score with an orchestra in Macedonia.

Filmmaker to attend Cannes and launch international sales.

Panamanian writer-director Arturo Montenegro of Panama-based Q Films has showcased the first trailer from his football comedy Frozen In Russia.

Montenegro completed principal photography in January in Portobelo in Panama following a three-week shoot in Russia, where he was granted permission to film in Moscow’s hallowed Red Square as well as the city’s subway system.

The Panama-Russia co-production also shot in Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium, where this summer’s World Cup final will take place, and in parts of Saint Petersburg.

Montenegro recorded the score with an orchestra in Macedonia.

As usual... These aren't necessarily recommendations; consider it more of an Fyi - films we've talked about on this site, that are now streaming on Netflix, that you might want to check out for yourselves. Without further ado, here's this week's list of 5: 1 - Acclaimed Venezuelan drama Hermano (or Brother), directed by Marcel Rasquin from a script penned by Rasquin and Rohan Jones. An Academy Awards Submission for Venezuela in 2011, the film focuses on the journey two brothers Daniel (Fernando Moreno) and Julio (Eliú Armas), take, as they struggle to become professional soccer players amidst slum life and tragedy.  Here's its...

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DVD Release Date: Dec. 18, 2012

Price: DVD $29.95

Studio: Music Box

Eliu Armas and Fernando Moreno yearn for a lives as professional footballers in Hermano.

The crime-sprinkled sports drama Hermano by first-time feature filmmaker Marcel Rasquin was Venezuela’s official Academy Award Selection for Best Foreign Language Film of 2010.

The film zooms in on swaggering, natural leader Julio (Eliu Armas) and wiry, determined Daniel (Fernando Moreno), two boys raised together as brothers who are struggling to escape their violence-ridden Venezuelan slum to become professional soccer players. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity arrives when a scout for the Caracas Football Club invites them to try out for the team. But when family life in the slums interferes and tragedy threatens to tear them apart, the two are forced to make a life-altering decision between saving the future unity of the family or pursuing the ultimate dream of their lives.

The winner of the award for...

They say soccer (or football as it's known everywhere except in the United States) is the world's game and it's easy to see why. With the only equipment necessary being a ball and a space to play on, it remains one of the most accessible sports across the globe, giving hope to anyone of any class, creed or color that they too can ascend to the heights of the game and reap the rewards. But for some that journey is made even more difficult by an array of social woes that can impede progess, cut short a career or even end a life. And somewhere between the aspirations and cold hard realities, is Marcel Rasquin's "Hermano." Recalling the gritty realism of "City of God" and the wide-eyed optimism of the "Goal!" trilogy of films, "Hermano" tracks the tale of Julio (Eliú Armas) and his adopted brother Daniel (Fernando Moreno...

CineMovie has your chance to see Hermano in an advance screening in Los Angeles on August 23rd. From Music Box Films Hermano is story of the bond between 2 brothers and there passion for soccer. In theatres August 24th!

Get ready for a story that brings alive the sport of soccer and a relationship between brothers. They will learn that together they can do anything! Hermano 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.

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Hermano, a 2010 Venezuelan hit, comes to the United States for its American run. A film by Marcel Rasquin, the drama earned critical raves and earned the Golden George Award, The Public Choice Award, and the Critics Choice for the Best Movie at the Moscow International Film Festival.

Hermano (Brother) was also the Official Oscar® entry in the Best Foreign Language category representing Venezuela at the 83rd Academy Awards. The story of two brothers also took the audience award at the 14th Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival

Brother, opening August 24, 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

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The 2010 acclaimed Venezuelan film Hermano (Brother), directed by Marcel Rasquin from a script penned by Rasquin and Rohan Jones, will have a limited theatrical release starting Friday, August 24 at the AMC Empire 25 and Cinema Village theaters in New York City, and in several cities across the country including Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Diego and San Francisco (see venue information below). Hermano, an Academy Awards Submission for Venezuela in 2011, focuses on the journey of brothers Daniel (Fernando Moreno) and Julio (Eliú Armas), who struggle to become professional soccer players amidst slum life and tragedy. The film won Best Feature at the 2011 Naples International...

Music Box Films has picked up U.S. rights to "Hermano," a Venezuelan sports and crime drama. Distributor plans to release Venezuela's foreign-language Oscar hopeful in late spring. The film, helmed by Marcel Rasquin, focuses on two young men who are raised as brothers in a Caracas slum and must overcome the violent law of the streets in order to become professional soccer players. Starring are Eliú Armas, Beto Benites, Gonzalo Cubero, Marcela Girón, Fernando Moreno and Alí Rondon. "Hermano" made its premiere at the Moscow Film Festival in June, taking home the top jury prize and the audience award...

Music Box Films has picked up U.S. rights to "Hermano," a Venezuelan sports and crime drama. Distributor plans to release Venezuela's foreign-language Oscar hopeful in late spring. The film, helmed by Marcel Rasquin, focuses on two young men who are raised as brothers in a Caracas slum and must overcome the violent law of the streets in order to become professional soccer players. Starring are Eliú Armas, Beto Benites, Gonzalo Cubero, Marcela Girón, Fernando Moreno and Alí Rondon. "Hermano" made its premiere at the Moscow Film Festival in June, taking home the top jury prize and the audience award...