'La Mujer de Mi Hermano' is heavy on melodrama

First-time Peruvian director Ricardo de Montreuil's "La Mujer de Mi Hermano" may have been a blockbuster in Central and South America, but its popularity is probably due more to the attractive, multinational-Latino cast than to its storytelling. The film follows a beautiful woman who finds the passion that's missing in her marriage in the arms of her husband's brother. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
After 10 years of marriage, a woman finds herself seduced by her brother-in-law. What begins as an affair in the family quickly goes beyond what wife, husband, and brother ever imagined.

FILM FACTS ...
Lions Gate Films
'La Mujer De Mi Hermano'

Director: Ricardo de Montreuil
Starring: Bárbara Mori, Christian Meier, Manolo Cardona, Gaby Espino, Beto Cuevas, Bruno Bichir, Angélica Aragón
Run time: 89 minutes
Release date: November 4, 2005
Rating: R for sexuality and language
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Austin American-Statesman: 2 of 5 stars
"The predictable story unfolds too neatly, resulting in one-dimensional characters who fulfill their desires but pay for their moral crimes."

The Palm Beach Post: C-
"The only mystery is why there are no heavy-handed pipe organs to underscore each emotional crisis."


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