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Brothers

Original title: Brødre
  • 2004
  • R
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
12K
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Brothers (2004)
DramaWar

Two brothers must negotiate changing roles and shifting family dynamics when one is sent to war in Afghanistan.Two brothers must negotiate changing roles and shifting family dynamics when one is sent to war in Afghanistan.Two brothers must negotiate changing roles and shifting family dynamics when one is sent to war in Afghanistan.

  • Director
    • Susanne Bier
  • Writers
    • Susanne Bier
    • Anders Thomas Jensen
  • Stars
    • Ulrich Thomsen
    • Nikolaj Lie Kaas
    • Connie Nielsen
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Susanne Bier
    • Writers
      • Susanne Bier
      • Anders Thomas Jensen
    • Stars
      • Ulrich Thomsen
      • Nikolaj Lie Kaas
      • Connie Nielsen
    • 48User reviews
    • 85Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 21 nominations

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    Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Ulrich Thomsen in Brothers (2004)
    Connie Nielsen at an event for Brothers (2004)
    Connie Nielsen at an event for Brothers (2004)
    Connie Nielsen at an event for Brothers (2004)
    Connie Nielsen at an event for Brothers (2004)
    Connie Nielsen at an event for Brothers (2004)
    Connie Nielsen at an event for Brothers (2004)
    Brothers (2004)
    Connie Nielsen at an event for Brothers (2004)
    Connie Nielsen at an event for Brothers (2004)
    Connie Nielsen and Lars Ulrich at an event for Brothers (2004)
    Connie Nielsen and Susanne Bier at an event for Brothers (2004)

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    Ulrich Thomsen
    Ulrich Thomsen
    • Michael
    Nikolaj Lie Kaas
    Nikolaj Lie Kaas
    • Jannik
    Connie Nielsen
    Connie Nielsen
    • Sarah
    Sarah Juel Werner
    Sarah Juel Werner
    • Natalia
    Rebecca Løgstrup
    • Camilla
    • (as Rebecca Løgstrup Soltau)
    Bent Mejding
    • Henning
    Solbjørg Højfeldt
    Solbjørg Højfeldt
    • Else
    Niels Olsen
    • Allentoft
    Paw Henriksen
    Paw Henriksen
    • Niels Peter
    Lars Hjortshøj
    • Preben 2
    Lars Ranthe
    • Preben 1
    André Babikian
    • Nadeem
    Lene Maria Christensen
    Lene Maria Christensen
    • J. Solvej
    Laura Bro
    Laura Bro
    • Ditte
    Henrik Koefoed
    • Bartender
    Tom Mannion
    • Miles
    Kae Bahar
    • Makmuhd
    • (as Karzan Sherabayani)
    Waleed Elgadi
    Waleed Elgadi
    • Samial-Tariq, Afghanistan
    • (as William El-Gardi)
    • Director
      • Susanne Bier
    • Writers
      • Susanne Bier
      • Anders Thomas Jensen
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Along with Kongekabale (2004), this was the most successful and best reviewed Danish film of the year in its native country. However, neither of these two films was submitted by Denmark to the Oscars in the Foreign Language Film category. The Danish jury decided to send a documentary film, The Five Obstructions (2003), which had only been attended by 12,532 people in Danish theaters. This story made headlines, and Danish film producers officially stated that they would force the jury to pick Brothers (2004) or "Kongekabale" instead. The jury, however, did not change their minds, and "De fem benspænd" was sent to the Oscars. It was not among the eventual nominees. "Brødre" later won several awards across the world, including at the Sundance Film Festival, and opened to stellar reviews in the US. The jury later admitted that they possibly chose the wrong film to send to the Oscars that year.
    • Goofs
      During the argument in the girls' room before the funeral, the time on the alarm clock in the background jumps ahead by several minutes between shots.
    • Quotes

      Michael: I will always love you. That is the only truth that remains. Life is neither right nor wrong, good or bad. But I love you. That's all I know.

    • Connections
      Featured in Dansk films bedste: Skurke, Dialekter og Forbudt kærlighed (2022)

    User reviews48

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    9/10
    brodre and brothers
    We all know that American cinema can't help itself to do remake of foreign films... That's why i saw Brothers before this original danish movie. When in this one all appears to be shot in steady cam, the American way tries to put some melodramatic trigger.

    This version is about feelings, about situation and personal change: life make us evolve like every decision we take and nothing is good or bad, there is a lot of in between. The chose to accumulate the short shootings, practically no music or just a few notes on one instrument,are trying to bring us along this day to day story really well interpreted. The characters in their flaws or every day basis are believable, there is not so much emphasis like in the good but too much American film. It's in their nature to modify, adjust the deepness of the movie and after seeing this 2004 version, we actually miss something: this authenticity.

    In both versions, dialogs, ellipses are exactly the same, but characters turned out to be different. We actually have to exact opposite films and this is a real challenge to see both.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 27, 2004 (Denmark)
    • Countries of origin
      • Denmark
      • United Kingdom
      • Sweden
      • Norway
    • Official sites
      • IFC Films
      • Official Site (Denmark)
    • Language
      • Danish
    • Also known as
      • Брати
    • Filming locations
      • Almería, Andalucía, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Two Brothers Ltd.
      • Fjellape Film AS
      • Memfis Film
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $389,220
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,161
      • May 8, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $489,706
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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