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2 Filhos de Francisco

2 Filhos de Francisco (Portuguese for Two Sons of Francisco) is a critically-acclaimed Brazilian motion picture about the lives of the musicians Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano. The film was released in 2005 by Conspiração Filmes in association with Globo Filmes and Columbia Tristar.

The film was the most successful Brazilian movie of the last 20 years and the biggest box office draw of the year. The film grossed the equivalent of $13 million worldwide, and a total of 8 million in Brazil, a record for Brazilian cinema.^[1]

Awards and nominations

Havana Film Festival

• Audience Award for Best Film – Breno Silveira (won)

Young Artist Awards

• Best Performance in an International Feature Film - Leading Young Performer – Marcos Henrique (won, tie)
• Best Performance in an International Feature Film - Leading Young Performer – Dablio Moreira (won, tie)
• Best International Family Feature Film (nominated)

References

1. ^ Cache of Wired news story