Brothers (2004)
89%RT Audience Score: 85%
Awards & Nominations: NA
This tense, understated drama explores the complications of individual and social ethics stemming from the repercussions of war on one man and his family.
Brothers is like a rollercoaster ride of emotions, but instead of screaming in terror, you’ll be crying your eyes out. This movie is a masterpiece in portraying the complexities of family dynamics and how they can be shattered by tragedy. The performances are top-notch, and the direction is so good that you’ll feel like you’re right there with the characters. If you’re in the mood for a good cry, grab some tissues and watch Brothers. Just make sure you have someone to hug afterwards.
Production Company(ies)
Korea Pictures, L J Film Pandora Filmproduktion,
Distributor
IFC Films
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
TV-MA
Year of Release
2004
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.78 : 1
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Runtime:1h 50m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:India
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): May 13, 2005 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 20, 2005
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
Brothers, drama, Danish, R-rated, Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Connie Nielsen, directed by Susanne Bier, written by Susanne Bier, Anders Thomas Jensen, produced by Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Sisse Graum Jørgensen, box office gross $385.0K, reviewed by Brandon Judell, David Ansen, Marjorie Baumgarten, Sara Michelle Fetters, Moira MacDonald, Connie Ogle, Jules Brenner, Enrique Buchichio, Rex Roberts, Paul Sherman, Philip Martin, Michele Kenner, tense, understated, Afghanistan, war, family, ethics, individual, social, complications, imprisonment, disappearance, presumed death, errant, drifter, brother, mends ways, support, deep feelings, rescued, dark turn, language, brief nudity, nudity, sexuality, surround sound mix
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Budget and Earnings Details
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Ulrich Thomsen – Michael
Nikolaj Lie Kaas – Jannik
Bent Mejding – Henning
Solbjørg Højfeldt – Else
Sarah Juel Werner – Natalia
Director(s)
Susanne Bier
Writer(s)
Susanne Bier, Anders Thomas Jensen
Producer(s)
Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Sisse Graum Jørgensen
Film Festivals
Cannes
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (73) | Top Critics (33) | Fresh (65) | Rotten (8)
Emotionally commanding.
June 14, 2018
Brandon Judell
indieWire
TOP CRITIC
Taut and unexpected, Brothers is gripping from start to finish.
February 28, 2018
David Ansen
Newsweek
TOP CRITIC
October 16, 2006 | Rating: 3/5
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
It is a universal story, flashing with both insight and pain the likes of which most mainstream Hollywood pictures can only hint at.
December 9, 2005 | Rating: 3/4
Sara Michelle Fetters
MovieFreak.com
TOP CRITIC
Bier, honored as an Emerging Master at the Seattle International Film Festival this year, is clearly a director to watch. In her hands, a story that could become melodramatic is gripping and heartbreaking.
June 24, 2005 | Rating: 3/4
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times
TOP CRITIC
At its core, Susanne Bier’s wrenching portrayal of the shifting dynamics within a Danish family is really about survival, about how we cope in the face of shattering grief and what we’ll do — anything, really — to save ourselves.
June 10, 2005 | Rating: 3/4
Connie Ogle
Miami Herald
TOP CRITIC
if every film I see is as satisfying a complex human drama as this, I wouldn’t have much to gripe about.
September 18, 2007 | Rating: 4/5
Jules Brenner
Filmcritic.com
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.
March 4, 2007 | Rating: 3/5
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total
A poignant reminder that social issues, in the end, are personal matters.
February 22, 2007
Rex Roberts
Film Journal International
October 17, 2006 | Rating: 3.5/4
Paul Sherman
Boston Herald
…about the kind of choices that we might make under duress â” and about the sort of accommodations we must necessarily make with the difficult choices our loved ones make.
November 15, 2005 | Rating: B
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
This is storytelling at its best, with each scene building toward a crescendo of moral decisions.
September 22, 2005 | Rating: 3/4
Michele Kenner
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel…
Plot
This is the story of “E” Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division from their initial training starting in 1942 to the end of World War II. They parachuted behind enemy lines in the early hours of D-Day in support of the landings at Utah beach, participated in the liberation of Carentan and again parachuted into action during Operation Market Garden. They also liberated a concentration camp and were the first to enter Hitler’s mountain retreat in Berchtesgaden. A fascinating tale of comradeship that is, in the end, a tale of ordinary men who did extraordinary things.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Connie Nielsen plays the role of Sarah in the film.
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