Brothers

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Brothers

R,

2005,

1h 50m,

Drama

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88%

69 Reviews

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85%

2,500+ Ratings

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88%

Tomatometer

69 Reviews

85%

Popcornmeter

2,500+ Ratings

When Danish army officer Michael is sent to Afghanistan, his mission quickly goes awry, leading to his imprisonment. When news of Michael's disappearance and presumed death reaches home, his errant, drifter brother, Jannik, mends his ways to provide support for Michael's family and wife, Sarah. Eventually, Jannik and Sarah develop deep feelings for one another. However, when Michael is rescued and returned home, things take a dark turn.

Critics Consensus

This tense, understated drama explores the complications of individual and social ethics stemming from the repercussions of war on one man and his family.

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Brandon Judell

IndieWire

Jun 14, 2018

Emotionally commanding.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Feb 28, 2018

Taut and unexpected, Brothers is gripping from start to finish.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Dec 9, 2005

3/4

It is a universal story, flashing with both insight and pain the likes of which most mainstream Hollywood pictures can only hint at.

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Jules Brenner

Filmcritic.com

Sep 18, 2007

4/5

if every film I see is as satisfying a complex human drama as this, I wouldn't have much to gripe about.

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Enrique Buchichio

Uruguay Total

Mar 4, 2007

3/5

Un drama familiar intimista y bien actuado sobre los efectos que puede producir un trauma en la vida de las personas, y sobre la oportunidad de cambiar.

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Rex Roberts

Film Journal International

Feb 22, 2007

A poignant reminder that social issues, in the end, are personal matters.

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Han S

Dec 13, 2012

An unflinching look at how the ghost of a war in the Middle East follows a loving family man and brother home and threatens to destroy the same people who want him to come home to in the first place. Heartbreaking and eerily still relevant at this time.

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Susanne Bier

Director

Connie Nielsen

Sarah

Ulrich Thomsen

Michael

Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Jannik

Bent Mejding

Henning

Solbjørg Højfeldt

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Synopsis

When Danish army officer Michael is sent to Afghanistan, his mission quickly goes awry, leading to his imprisonment. When news of Michael's disappearance and presumed death reaches home, his errant, drifter brother, Jannik, mends his ways to provide support for Michael's family and wife, Sarah. Eventually, Jannik and Sarah develop deep feelings for one another. However, when Michael is rescued and returned home, things take a dark turn.

Director: Susanne Bier
Producer: Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Sisse Graum Jørgensen
Screenwriter: Susanne Bier, Anders Thomas Jensen
Distributor: IFC Films
Rating: R (Language|Brief Nudity|Nudity|Sexuality)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Danish
Release Date (Theaters): May 13, 2005, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 13, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $385.0K
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Surround

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