Brothers

2004 1h 57m DA

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6.8

SOLID

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89%

FRESH

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METACRITIC

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7.5

IMDB

★6.8TMDB · 119🍅89%Rotten Tomatoes●76Metacritic★7.5IMDB · 12,070

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Synopsis

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A Danish officer, Michael, is sent away to the International Security Assistance Force operation in Afghanistan for three months. His first mission there is to find a young radar technician who had been separated from his squad some days earlier. While on the search, his helicopter is shot down and he is taken as a prisoner of war, but is reported dead to the family.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Connie Nielsen
Sarah
Ulrich Thomsen
Michael
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Jannik
Sarah Juel Werner
Natalia
Rebecca Løgstrup
Camilla
Solbjørg Højfeldt
Else
Bent Mejding
Henning
Niels Olsen
Allentoft

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Susanne Bier
Writers: Anders Thomas Jensen, Susanne Bier, Linda Daae
Languages: Arabic, Danish, English
Countries: Denmark

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Arabic, Danish, English.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Susanne Bier, shot by Morten Søborg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Johan Söderqvist. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Pernille Bech Christensen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Connie Nielsen and Ulrich Thomsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0386342 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Susanne Bier directs. Morten Søborg behind the camera. Johan Söderqvist scores. Pernille Bech Christensen cuts. Produced in Denmark. Dialogue in Arabic, Danish, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 22 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Arabic, Danish, English.
3Directed by Susanne Bier, shot by Morten Søborg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Johan Söderqvist. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Pernille Bech Christensen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Connie Nielsen and Ulrich Thomsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0386342 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.