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Francis Ford Coppolas Tetro is a poetic drama about a family torn apart by rivalries, secrets and betrayals. It centres on two estranged brothers Tetro (Vincent Gallo), whose name is shortened from the familys surname Tetrocini, and his younger brother Bennie (newcomer Alden Ehrenreich who has critics comparing him to a young Leonardo DiCaprio.) The film debuted as the opening night film in the Directors Fortnight at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. It also marks the first original screenplay from Francis Ford Coppola in more than 30 years, since The Conversation in 1974. The story is set in La Boca, a bohemian Buenos Aires neighbourhood inhabited early on by Italian immigrants. The Tetrocini family lived in Argentina until the musical success of their domineering father (Klaus Maria Brandauer), an acclaimed symphony conductor, took them to New York City. Tetro long ago fled to La Boca, where he lives as a struggling playwright. He had promised Bennie that he would return to New York for him but never did. Now 10 years later, Bennie has shown up at Tetros apartment, demanding answers. The brothers begin to relive the haunting truth about their past. Also starring are Mirabel Verdu (Y tu mama Tambien) as Tetros girlfriend, and Carmen Maura (Volver) as a powerful Argentine critic. The film is shot in widescreen black and white with flashbacks in colour. The soundtrack fuses the seriousness of classical music with the cheerfulness of Argentine milonga and chamamé. The film is written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, whose legacy includes The Godfather trilogy and Apocalypse Now. Coppola himself comes from a musical family. His maternal grandfather was a songwriter and his father was an Oscar-winning composer (The Godfather, Part II). VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE: http://www.tetro.com