Two Brothers (2004) Deux frères (original title)

Director:

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Writers:

Alain Godard (scenario) &
Jean-Jacques Annaud (scenario) ...
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Release Date:

25 June 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Family

Tagline:

Two infant tiger cubs, separated from their parents and each other.

Plot:

Two tigers are separated as cubs and taken into captivity, only to be reunited years later as enemies by an explorer (Pearce) who inadvertently forces them to fight each other.

Plot Keywords:

Tiger | Circus | Jungle | Sold To Circus | Dog

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Guy Pearce	...	Aidan McRory
Jean-Claude Dreyfus	...	Administrator Eugene Normandin
Freddie Highmore	...	Raoul Normandin
Oanh Nguyen	...	His Excellency
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu	...	Mrs. Normandin
Moussa Maaskri	...	Saladin
Vincent Scarito	...	Zerbino
Maï Anh Le	...	Naï-Rea
Jaran 'See Tao' Petcharoen	...	The Village Chief (as Jaran Phetjareon 'Sitao')
Stéphanie Lagarde	...	Miss Paulette
Bernard Flavien	...	His Excellency's Majordomo
Annop Varapanya	...	Sergent Van Tranh
David Gant	...	Auctioneer
Teerawat Mulvilai	...	Verlaine (as Teerawat Mulvilai 'Ka-Nge')
Somjin Chimwong	...	Napoleon (as Somjin Chimwong 'Nen')
Nozha Khouadra	...	Mrs. Zerbino
Sakhorn Pring	...	Dignitary with Goldfish
Jerry Hoh	...	Policeman
Juliet Howland	...	Auction Room Stylish Woman
Caroline Wildi	...	Auction Room Companion
Thavirap Tantiwongse	...	Photographer
Bô Gaultier de Kermoal	...	Circus Boy
Delphine Kassem	...	Fleeing Bathing Woman
Alan Fairbairn	...	Assistant to Auctioneer
Thomas Larget	...	Residency Butler
Hy Peahu	...	Dignitaries' Translator
Luong Ham Chao	...	Dignitary
Tran Hong	...	Dignitary
Chea Iem	...	Dignitary
Ngo Qui Yen	...	Dignitary
Mathias Ghiap	...	Residency Cook
Luong Hoan	...	Residency Servant
Saïd Serrari	...	Circus Boy
Gerard Tan	...	Circus Boy
Xavier Castano	...	Butcher
Suban Phusoi	...	Bus Driver (as Suban Phuso)
Christophe Cheysson	...	News Stand Man
Kumal	...	Himself (Tiger)
Sangha	...	Himself (Tiger)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stéphanie Campion	...	La Dame en Rose (uncredited)

Directed by
Jean-Jacques Annaud

Writing credits
Alain Godard		(scenario) &
Jean-Jacques Annaud		(scenario)
Jean-Jacques Annaud		(original idea)
Julian Fellowes		(english dialogue)

Produced by
Jean-Jacques Annaud	....	producer
Jean-Yves Asselin	....	executive producer
Timothy Burrill	....	co-producer
Xavier Castano	....	line producer
Jake Eberts	....	producer
Flore Michiels	....	associate producer
Paul Rassam	....	co-producer
Ben Spector	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Stephen Warbeck

Cinematography by
Jean-Marie Dreujou

Film Editing by
Noëlle Boisson

Casting by
Sophie Blanvillain
Kathy Driscoll
John Hubbard
Ros Hubbard
Francine Maisler

Production Design by
Pierre Queffelean

Art Direction by
Franck Schwarz
Steve Spence

Set Decoration by
Benoit Cisilkiewick
Philippe Turlure

Costume Design by
Pierre-Yves Gayraud

Makeup Department
Christophe Chabenet	....	special makeup effects artist
Françoise Chapuis-Asselin	....	key makeup artist
Françoise Chapuis-Asselin	....	makeup designer
Agathe Dupuis	....	hair designer
Agathe Dupuis	....	key hair stylist
Mélanie Gerbeaux	....	hair stylist
Suzanne Jansen	....	hair designer
Suzanne Jansen	....	makeup designer
Frédéric Lainé	....	special makeup effects artist
Lisa Pickering	....	hair stylist
Lisa Pickering	....	makeup artist
Fulvio Pozzobon	....	key hair stylist
Olivier Seyfrid	....	hair stylist
Gemma Waugh	....	hair stylist
Gemma Waugh	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jean-Yves Asselin	....	production supervisor
Jean-Philippe Avenel	....	unit production manager
Naoufel Ben Youssef	....	unit production manager
Maxime Bochner	....	unit manager
Leslie Bodot	....	unit manager trainee
Sandra Castano	....	assistant unit production manager
Thomas Coudriet	....	unit manager trainee
Sébastien Didelot	....	trainee unit manager
Olivier Hélie	....	unit manager
Phillip Kenny	....	production manager
Phillip Kenny	....	production supervisor: Thailand
Michael Saxton	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sadana Bacha	....	assistant director: Cambodia
Xavier Castano	....	second unit director
Christophe Cheysson	....	first assistant director
Daniel Dittmann	....	second assistant director (as Dany Dittmann)
Jean-Emmanuel Graine	....	third assistant director
Phattana Sansumran	....	assistant director: Thailand
Somchai Santitharangkun	....	first assistant director
Guy Tabellion	....	assistant director: Thailand
Marjorie Tappert	....	third assistant director
Brieuc Vanderswalm	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Jean-Jacques Boulben	....	art department coordinator
Nicolas Chaillet	....	set designer
Lek Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat	....	assistant art director
Michel Conche	....	on-set propmaster
Francois-Pierre Deberre	....	sculptor
Emmanuel Delis	....	property master
Jean-Claude Frequin	....	carpenter
Gilles Laboulandine	....	construction manager
Thomas Lechevallier	....	second assistant art director (2002)
Thierry Lemaire	....	greensman
Emma Pucci	....	production design assistant
Stéphane Richaud	....	construction grip
Franck Schwarz	....	assistant art director
Boontawee 'Tor' Taweepasas	....	construction foreman
Philippe Turlure	....	set dresser
Roger Dang Van Sung	....	painter
Fanny Vassoux	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Peter Burgis	....	foley artist
Alfonso Calvo	....	sound dubbing mixer
Martin Cantwell	....	foley editor
Martin Cantwell	....	sound effects editor
Simon Chase	....	assistant sound editor
Vincent Cosson	....	sound recordist
Richard Fordham	....	assistant sound editor
Matthew Gough	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Hancock	....	sound technician
James Harrison	....	sound effects editor
Richard Hocks	....	adr mixer
Denis Jaillet-Marsigny	....	sound mix technician
Eddy Joseph	....	supervising sound editor
Dominique Lacour	....	daily sound mixer
Richard Lewis	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Nigel Mills	....	sound editor
Peter Murphy	....	boom operator
Mike Prestwood Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer
Colin Ritchie	....	adr editor
Colin Ritchie	....	dialogue editor
Christian Wangler	....	production sound mixer
Nick Watson	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Mike Wood	....	sound effects researcher

Special Effects by
Virginie Autrique	....	assistant special effects animatronics
Agnès Beziers	....	special effects technician
Marta González	....	special effects
Rolf Hanke	....	special effects production manager
Till Hertrich	....	special effects technician
Wolfgang Higler	....	special effects senior technician
Pierre-Paul Jayne	....	sculptor
Michael Luppino	....	special effects foreman
Michael Luppino	....	special effects technician
Pascal Molina	....	special effects animatronics supervisor
Virginie Molina	....	animatronics first assistant
Uli Nefzer	....	special effects director
Perrine Poirier	....	animatronics mechanical coordinator
Bernd Rautenberg	....	special effects senior technician
Romain Rosier	....	special effects coordinator
Frank Schlösser	....	special effects assistant
Jens Schmiedel	....	special effects technician
Thomas Schultz	....	special effects assistant
Thomas Thiele	....	special effects technician
Olaf Will	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Baptiste Andrieux	....	visual effects producer: Creo Collective
Harry Bardak	....	digital artist: Creo Collective
Pierre Blain	....	digital effects artist: Eclair Numerique
Philippe Blein	....	digital effects artist: Eclair Numerique
Romuald Caudroit	....	animation supervisor: Creo Collective
Claire Cuinier	....	digital effects artist: Eclair Numerique
Alex de Heus	....	motion control operator
Olivier Debert	....	digital effects artist: Eclair Numerique
Jean-Marc Demmer	....	visual effects supervisor: Creo Collective
Sean Feene	....	digital artist: Creo Collective
Thierry Flament	....	digital effects artist: Eclair Numerique
Marta Gonzalez	....	digital artist: Digital Factory
Chris Harwood	....	visual effects producer: Digital Factory
Jérémy Justice	....	digital effects artist: Eclair Numerique
Michel Kinfoussia	....	digital effects artist
Marc Latil	....	digital effects artist: Eclair Numerique
Francis Lenoir	....	digital effects artist: Eclair Numerique
Natalie MacDonald	....	digital artist: Digital Factory (as Nathalie McDonald)
Frederic Moreau	....	visual effects supervisor
Sarah Moreau	....	visual effects coordinator: Eclair Numerique (as Sarah Flament)
Aude Nguyen-Ngoc	....	digital effects artist: Eclair Numerique (as Aude Ngyuen)
Julie Pinson	....	visual effects coordinator
Julie Pinson	....	visual effects producer: Creo Collective
Richard Raimbault	....	digital artist: Creo Collective
Christian Rajaud	....	on-set visual effects supervisor: Eclair Numerique
Benjamin Ribière	....	Flame artist
Benjamin Ribière	....	digital effects artist: Eclair Numerique
Christophe Richard	....	compositor
Rajat Roy	....	digital artist: Digital Factory
David Scott	....	digital effects artist: The Visual Factory
Igor Sekulic	....	digital effects supervisor: Visual Factory
Philippe Soeiro	....	artistic supervisor: Eclair Numerique
Melodie Stevens	....	digital effects artist: Eclair Numerique
Brek Taylor	....	digital artist: Creo Collective
Rob van Gelder	....	motion control operator
Giuliano Dionisio Vigano'	....	visual effects producer: Digital Factory (as Giuliano D. Vigano)
Giuliano Dionisio Vigano'	....	visual effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul-Claude Bessière	....	key grip
Eric Biglietto	....	camera operator
Eric Bonnaire	....	grip
Tahar Boualam	....	generator operator
Laurent Bourgeat	....	best boy/electrical
Patrick de Ranter	....	Steadicam operator
Patrick de Ranter	....	camera operator
Cendrine Dedise	....	first assistant camera
Arnaud Delannoy	....	second assistant camera
Hervé Denis	....	chief electrician
Bertrand Etienne	....	assistant camera
Olivier Garcia	....	video engineer
Patrick Gasché	....	best boy electric
Dominique Gonnin	....	grip
David Koskas	....	still photographer
Sebastian Naar	....	second assistant camera
Nicolas Rideau	....	assistant camera
James Swanson	....	camera operator
Joël Toupense	....	best boy grip
Vincent Trividic	....	second assistant camera
Jean-Paul Vallorani	....	assistant camera
Rob van Gelder	....	Steadicam operator
Myriam Vinocour	....	camera operator

Animation Department
Romuald Caudroit	....	animator

Casting Department
Vanessa Baker	....	adr voice casting
Brendan Donnison	....	adr voice casting
Sarah Hanna	....	casting assistant: UK
Raweeporn 'Non' Srimonju	....	casting: Thailand
Patima Thampirak	....	casting associate: Thailand
Pamela Lynn Thomas	....	casting associate: USA

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Catherine Boisgontier	....	costume supervisor
Catherine Boisgontier	....	key costumer
Tess Hammami	....	wardrobe supervisor
Graham Hunter	....	wardrobe dresser
Lorenzo Mancianti	....	costume assistant
Ursula Paredes Choto	....	costume assistant
Perrine Poirier	....	animatronics set dresser
Olivier Rochette	....	wardrobe dresser
Anne Versel	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Lionel Cassan	....	assistant editor
Stan Collet	....	first assistant editor
Yvan Lucas	....	colorist: Eclair
Philippe Reinaudo	....	digital intermediate technical director
Virginie Seguin	....	assistant editor
Philippe Tourret	....	digital intermediate coordinator
Verity Wislocki	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Justine Angus	....	assistant music editor
Jean-Pierre Arquie	....	music consultant
Becky Bentham	....	music supervisor
Steve Browell	....	assistant music editor: temp
Christian Chevalier	....	music licensing consultant
Peter Clarke	....	music editor
Nick Cooper	....	additional orchestrator
Chris Cozens	....	auricle control systems
Marcia Crayford	....	orchestra leader
Chris Dibble	....	music score recordist and mixer
Dina Eaton	....	music editor
Paul Englishby	....	orchestrator
Andrew Green	....	additional orchestrator
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Nick Ingman	....	conductor
Nick Ingman	....	orchestrator
Lewis Jones	....	assistant score mixer
Stuart Morton	....	assistant music editor
Nyree Pinder	....	music supervisor
Tony Stanton	....	copyist
Stephen Warbeck	....	orchestrator
Paul Kegg	....	musician: cello (uncredited)
Paul Thomson	....	orchestral sketchwork (uncredited)

Other crew
Monique Angeon	....	animal trainer
Monique Angeon	....	assistant tiger trainer
Laurence Duval Annaud	....	script supervisor
Celia Bannerman	....	dialogue coach
Françoise Bouillon-Pommerolle	....	production accountant
Amanda Brand	....	unit publicist (as Amanda J. Brand)
Marie-France Calif	....	production coordinator
Michelle Castano	....	nurse
Perrine Coulogner	....	assistant location manager
Jacques da Silva Martins	....	assistant animal trainer
de Mazure	....	animal nurse
Anne Demazure	....	animal trainer: small animals (as Anne de Mazure)
Guy Demazure	....	animal trainer: small animals and birds (as Guy de Mazure)
Danielle Dumanoir	....	production coordinator
Jacqueline Edwards	....	assistant: Mr. Timothy Burrill
David Faivre	....	assistant animal trainer
Frédéric Greene	....	production accountant
Betty Greffet	....	script supervisor
Nicole Heitzmann	....	production accountant supervisor
Nukool Hnurod	....	set production assistant: Thailand
Sreyra In	....	production staff
Frederic Jupin	....	video transfer
Karen Le Portier	....	assistant animal trainer
Thierry Le Portier	....	head trainer
Thierry Le Portier	....	tiger director
Thierry Le Portier	....	tiger trainer
Alexis Lecu	....	veterinarian
Irene Lyons	....	assistant: Mr. Jake Eberts
Sarah Millar	....	production accountant
Randy Miller	....	animal trainer
David Mitnik	....	assistant location manager: Cambodia
David Mitnik	....	location manager: Thaïlande
Richard Morrison	....	title designer
Bruno Patin	....	digital grader
Édith Pavageau	....	production accountant assistant
Patrick Pittavino	....	dog trainer
Emile Ploix	....	assistant accountant
Aline Ribet	....	animal nurse
Aline Ribet	....	assistant animal trainer
Marie-Emmanuelle Rose	....	assistant animal trainer
Nicolas Roussiau	....	production assistant
Corinne Saglio	....	production accountant assistant
Rosane Saidnattar	....	assistant unit publicist
Serge Thronte	....	caterer
Charlie Weiser	....	assistant animal trainer
Charlie Weiser	....	assistant consultant: Herbivores
David Weiser	....	assistant animal trainer
David Weiser	....	assistant consultant: Herbivores
Hubert Wells	....	animal trainer

Thanks
Gabriel Yared	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Pathé (presents)
• Pathé Renn Productions
• Two Brothers Productions
• TF1 Films Production
• Canal+ (participation)

Distributors

• Pathé (2004) (worldwide) (all media)
• Pathé (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• Fox Pathé Europa (2004) (France) (DVD)
• Fox Pathé Europa (2008) (France) (DVD) (Blu-Ray)
• A-Film Distribution (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Herald Film Company (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Medusa Distribuzione (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Monopole-Pathé (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Solar Films (2004) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• TOBIS Film (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL4)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Argentina) (all media)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Home Video (2005) (Brazil) (VHS) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Éclair Numérique (visual effects)
• Creo Collective (visual effects)
• Visual Factory (visual effects)
• Creo Collective
• Visual Factory
• Éclair Numérique

Other Companies

• ACS  gyro mount
• Aaton  technical support: shooting and offline editing
• Abbey Road Studios  music recorded at
• Airstar  lighting balloons
• Ambient Entertainment GmbH  technical support: shooting and offline editing (as Ambient)
• Car Grip  utility trucks
• Cinemontage  avid editing equipment
• DDA Public Relations (DDA)  publicity
• De Lane Lea Sound Centre  sound re-recorded at (as De Lane Lea)
• Decca Records  soundtrack album
• Decca Records  soundtrack published by
• Felis Leo  animals provided by (as Felis Leo Serl - France)
• Fig Productions  titles designed by
• Film Finances Canada  completion guarantor
• Film Music Services  music consulting
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  additional ProTools systems supplied by
• Goldcrest Post Production London  adr recording (as Goldcrest Post Production)
• Harmonic Film Productions Inc.  production services: Thailand (as Harmonic Film Productions Co. Ltd.)
• Hothouse Music  music supervision by
• Hothouse Music  music supervision
• J.L.E. Light  lighting balloons
• Laboratoires Éclair  film lab
• Lansdowne Studios  music mixed at
• Les Auditoriums de Joinville  post-production sound facilities: France
• Louma Systems  remote crane
• Motion Control Europe  motion control camera
• One Post  titles post-production
• Panavision Alga  camera equipment provided by
• Panavision Alga  grip equipment
• Panavision Alga  high-definition camera and primo digital lenses provided by
• Panavision UK  high-definition camera and primo digital lenses provided by
• Predators in Action  animals provided by (as Predators in Action - US)
• Snell & Wilcox  technical support: shooting and offline editing
• Sony  technical support: shooting and offline editing
• Soundelux  post-production sound facilities: London
• Studios d'Arpajon  studios
• Transpalight Ltd.  lighting equipment
• UMG Soundtracks  soundtrack published by
• VS Service Ltd.  lighting equipment
• VS Service Ltd.  utility trucks

Also Known As:

"Deux frères" - France (original title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild violence

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

France | UK

Language:

English | Thai | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

France:U | South Korea:All | Australia:G (TV rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | Finland:K-7 | Germany:6 | Netherlands:MG6 | Norway:7 | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | USA:PG (#40757) | Philippines:G

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Company:

Pathé

Trivia:

All the tiger noises are genuine. Tigers are naturally quite vocal and make an array of different sounds.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: As his Excellency is getting off the elephant, he walks down an Air France Stairway. Air France didn't exist until 1933. The movie takes place in the 1920s.

Quotes:

Administrator Normandin:Bravo! As your excellency's father always said, "One shot, one kill." With you, it's pfft-bang! Straight as an arrow!
His Excellency:Straight as your road through the sacred jungles of my ancestors.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The 2004 NBA Finals" (2004)

Soundtrack:

La Marseillaise

Heartwrenching

Two brothers is a uniquely great movie. Although some may criticize it for the depiction of cruelty to animals, the movie is not advocating cruelty or teaching kids wrong lessons. You begin to love the tigers from the very first second you see them on screen, and your heart breaks every time something happens to them. The movie isn't an insult to our species, it tells us and shows us how we have wronged nature in the past, and promotes us to fix our past transgressions. By seeing the cute (EXTREMELY cute) tigers harassed on screen, kids will definitely develop a passion for the conservation of wildlife and will develop a general humaneness towards other creatures. Although some scenes are disturbing and could scare children, the movie does a good job of keeping them interested, worried, and warmed in the end. Even though Guy Pearce delivers another sub-par performance, adults are not the stars of the film. This movie will definitely play with your emotions, and some may not be able to handle it, but be assured, the movie may leave you spent, but it'll leave you blissful. I enjoyed every second, from the warmth of the playing tigers cubs to the stabbing pain when any of them got hurt. I spent the credits with tears running down my face. If you are in touch with yourself, this movie will not disappoint.