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Brothers

Brothers

20046.81h 57m

Overview

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.

Directed by Susanne Bier
Written by Anders Thomas Jensen, Susanne Bier, Linda Daae
Produced by Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Sisse Graum Jørgensen
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Top Cast

Connie Nielsen

Connie Nielsen

Sarah

Ulrich Thomsen

Ulrich Thomsen

Michael

Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Nikolaj Lie Kaas

Jannik

Sarah Juel Werner

Sarah Juel Werner

Natalia

Rebecca Løgstrup

Rebecca Løgstrup

Camilla

Solbjørg Højfeldt

Solbjørg Højfeldt

Else

Bent Mejding

Bent Mejding

Henning

Niels Olsen

Niels Olsen

Allentoft

Paw Henriksen

Paw Henriksen

Niels Peter

Lars Ranthe

Lars Ranthe

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Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshipprisonerafghanistanwoman director

About Brothers

Brothers is a drama, war film released in 2004 exploring themes of sibling relationship, prisoner, afghanistan, woman director. Directed by Susanne Bier, it stars Connie Nielsen, Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas. 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.

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