The Lost Brother (Spanish: El otro hermano) is a 2017 thriller drama film directed by Israel Adrián Caetano based on the novel Bajo este sol tremendo by Carlos Busqued which stars Leonardo Sbaraglia and Daniel Hendler.
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Plot
Upon the murder of his mother and brother, unemployed Cetarti returns to his hometown of Lapachito in the Chaco, aiming to collect the insurance for his relatives' deaths and start off a new life in Brazil. He comes across psychopathic Duarte.
Release
The film was presented at the 2017 Miami Film Festival. It also screened at the 20th Málaga Film Festival on 19 March 2017. Argentine and Uruguayan theatrical release dates were programmed for, respectively, 30 March 2017 and 12 April 2017.
Production
The film is an Argentine-Uruguayan-Spanish-French co-production by Rizoma alongside Oriental Features, MOD Producciones and Gloria Films. It had backing from INCAA, ICAU, ICAA, Ibermedia, and CNC's Aide aux Cinémas du Monde. Shooting locations included San Antonio de Areco, in the province of Buenos Aires.
Reception
Jonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter considered the film to be "an enjoyably grungy item about moral turpitude in the Argentine backwoods".
María Fernanda Mugica of La Nación gave the film a 'very good' rating, describing it as "nihilistic film that plunges the viewer for almost two hours into hopeless darkness".
Pablo O. Scholz of Clarín also gave The Lost Brother a 'very good' score, pointing out that it is a film with which "the best Caetano is back".