The two male leads, bulwarks of the Danish film industry for more than a decade, play off each other like the veterans they are.
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08/12/05
Brothers (2005)
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Reviews Counted:70
Fresh:62
Rotten:8
Average Rating:7.5/10
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.
Theatrical Release:May 6, 2005 Limited
Box Office: $245,006
Synopsis: Connie Nielsen, who has played pivotal roles in such English-language films as GLADIATOR, THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, and RUSHMORE, is the powerful and emotional heart of BROTHERS, a moving Danish film... [More]
Starring: Connie Nielsen, Ulrich Thomsen, Nicolaj Lie Kass, Lene Maria Christensen
Director: Susanne Bier
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Reviews for Brothers
After the film ends you may find fault with certain plot elements, but while you’re watching it, Bier’s effort totally sucks you in.
08/05/05
...intriguing...
07/16/05
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.
06/24/05
The intimate handheld camera work and the attention to life's small details bring an emotional authenticity to this heartbreaking story.
06/24/05
The film melts into a duel of despair, rivalry and reconciliation that is as pure as it is painful.
06/23/05
The been-there, seen-that feeling is hard to shake, despite the undeniable skill in the presentation.
06/23/05
The wrenching “Brothers” is like “The Deer Hunter” for the War on Terror.
06/23/05
A haunting anti-war film.
06/18/05
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.
06/10/05
Less an exercise than it is a rut.
06/09/05
A profoundly affecting movie, one in which our sympathies lie with everyone.
06/09/05
Top CriticThis Danish film ultimately loses the battle due to an underwhelming exit strategy.
06/09/05
Feels like an amalgam of newsreel and stage drama, but with the most potent aspects of both art forms.
06/03/05
Top CriticKeeps itself floating above the suds thanks to Bier's crisp and lively visual design, the general loveliness of her cast ... and her attention to small moments of arresting domestic authenticity.
06/03/05
Top CriticAn often fascinating look at what it means to be a husband, a friend ... and a brother.
06/03/05
Through it all, Sarah is the linchpin, and Nielsen is never less than utterly convincing (something you couldn't say about her American work).
06/03/05
This impressively original film plays with cliches, especially ones about how people act, and act out, in crises. Then it explodes those conventions with devastating consequences.
06/03/05
A powerful, brutal, funny, tragic, vibrant, very human movie.
06/03/05
A beautifully considered marvel of screenwriting.
06/03/05
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