
Brothers
2004 · Movie · 117 min · ★ 6.8 · 83% critics
A Danish officer is sent to an international mission in Afghanistan to find a missing radar technician, but his helicopter is shot down and he’s taken as a prisoner of war. He’s then reported dead to his family, forcing difficult shifts in relationships at home as the war’s damage spreads.
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Details
- Original title
- Brødre
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2004-08-27
- Language
- Danish
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (114 votes)
About
You’ll likely like Brothers if you want an intense, character-driven drama about love, guilt, and how war reshapes family life; Not for you if you need a light, escapist movie or you dislike heavy psychological tension like in A War or Held for Ransom.
Pros: powerful family drama; strong performances; war’s emotional toll | Cons: slow pacing complaints; heavy and disturbing moments; some plot credibility issues
Themes
- sibling relationship
- prisoner
- afghanistan
- woman director
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Film Festival - Audience Award – Best Foreign Feature Film · 2005
- European Film Award — Best Composer · 2005 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 2005 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Actor · 2005 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Director · 2005 · nominated
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- European Film Award — Best Film · 2005 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Actress · 2005 · nominated
- Jameson People's Choice Award — Best Actress · 2005 · nominated
- Jameson People's Choice Award — Best Actor · 2005 · nominated
Cast & crew

Connie Nielsen
as Sarah

Ulrich Thomsen
as Michael

Nikolaj Lie Kaas
as Jannik

Sarah Juel Werner
as Natalia

Rebecca Løgstrup
as Camilla

Solbjørg Højfeldt
as Else

Bent Mejding
as Henning

Niels Olsen
as Allentoft

Paw Henriksen
as Niels Peter

Lars Ranthe
as Preben 1
Directed by Susanne Bier