Brothers Movie Review 2005

Michael is a husband and father in the Danish military deployed to Afghanistan. When his helicopter crashes he is presumed dead. In his absence his younger "screw-up" brother steps up to the plate to help Michael's wife and children cope with life in his absence. However, Michael was not dead, but captured by guerrilla fighters and forced to commit a barbaric act. When he finally returns home he is a different man. Great narrative drive, emotionally explosive and brutally honest. In Danish with English subtitles.

Distribution

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Available on DVD
Running time 110 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

War, General, Brothers & Sisters, Family Drama, Family Reunions, Marriage, Tragedy, Romantic Triangles, Adultery, Middle East

Screenplay

Anders Thomas Jensen

Cast

Connie Nielsen, Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Cinematography

Morten Soborg

Director

Suzanne (Susanne) Bier

Music

Johan Soderqvist

Other

Per Streit, Pernille Bech Christensen, Viggo Bentzon, Signe Sejlund

Producer

Sisse Graum Jorgensen, Peter Aalbaek Jensen, Zentropa Entertainment, Nordisk