Rent Brothers (2004)
3.9 of 5 from 108 ratings
1h 52min
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- Synopsis:
Danish Academy Award Winner Ulrich Thomsen stars as Michael, a man who has everything under control; a successful military career, a beautiful wife and two loving daughters. His younger brother Jannik is a drifter, living on the edge of the law. When Michael is sent to Afghanistan on a UN peacekeeping mission, it is not long before events turn dramatic and he is missing in action - presumed dead. Sarah is comforted by Jannik who against all the odds takes responsibility for himself and his brother's family. It soon becomes clear that Jannik and Sarah's feelings have developed beyond mutual sympathy - the fragility of their emotions is constantly under threat as the balance between husband and wife and the two brothers changes forever. - Actors:
- Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Connie Nielsen, Sarah Juel Werner, Rebecca Løgstrup, Bent Mejding, Solbjørg Højfeldt, Niels Olsen, Paw Henriksen, Lars Hjortshøj, Lars Ranthe, André Babikian, Lene Maria Christensen, Laura Bro, Henrik Koefoed, Tom Mannion, Kae Bahar, Waleed Elgadi, Alex Caan, Sam Vincenti
- Directors:
- Susanne Bier
- Writers:
- Susanne Bier, Anders Thomas Jensen
- Aka:
- Brodre
- Studio:
- Soda Pictures
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama
- Collections:
- Top 10 European Remakes
- Countries:
- Denmark
- Awards:
2005 Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Audience Award Dramatic
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Reviews (4) of Brothers
Denmark 1 Hollywood 0 - Brothers review by Kurtz
A brilliant family drama which deals with momentous and horrifying events in an understated way- even the kids are excellent and Connie Nielsen has to be one of the most gorgeous women on the planet. The Americans liked this film so much that they recruited the director Susanne Bier to make Hollywood movies like “Things we lost in the fire” and gave this film the starry re-make treatment featuring Tobey McGuire and Jake Gylenhall- but the Danes got there first and it’s worth seeing the original before the US version.
3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Unforgettable plot - Brothers review by JD
The photography has an amateur quality which I thought might be intentional and gives a distinct feeling. The acting is very believable. The plot is generally dramatic and the dramatic scenes truly unforgettable.
2 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Bier's Best Film. - Brothers review by Steve
A Danish soldier in Afghanistan who is presumed dead, loses his wife to the wastrel brother who has just been released from prison. Bier exhumes the hidden and denied agonies within the family relationship while charting the distress generated by this incident. A mature, emotionally volatile film in the Dogme style.
2 out of 2 members found this review helpful.