Brothers
Michael's life is on track, he has a successful military career, a beautiful wife, Sarah (Connie Nielsen) and two loving daughters, but he's about to leave it all behind for a peace-keeping tour in Afghanistan. When the mission goes sour, Michael is missing presumed dead and back home in Denmark Sarah finds comfort with Michael's ne'er-do-well brother who unexpectedly steps up to the plate. Michael isn't dead, but the things he's seen and done have changed him forever and now Sarah finds she has a hard choice in this compelling drama that won the Audience Award for World Cinema at Cannes.
Year: 2004
Genre: Drama, Foreign Language Films, War and Anti-War Films, Scandinavian Cinema
Country: Denmark
Director: Susanne Bier
Starring: Connie Nielsen, Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Duration: 104 Minutes
Rating: R16 - Contains violence and content that may disturb.
Subtitles: Yes
7.6/10
Location in store: Foreign (Scandinavia)
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