Brothers (2009)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Brothers |
| Original title | Brothers |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2009 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jim Sheridan |
| script | David Benioff |
| production |
Ryan Kavanaugh Sigurjon Sighvatsson Michael De Luca |
| music | Thomas Newman |
| camera | Frederick Elmes |
| cut | Jay Cassidy |
| occupation | |
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Brothers is an American film drama directed by Jim Sheridan from the year 2009 with Natalie Portman , Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal in the lead roles.
action
Sam Cahill is a Marines soldier and is preparing for his deployment to Afghanistan. Before he is transferred there, he picks up his little brother Tommy from prison, who was there and has just been released. Sam Cahill is bid farewell to his family with a joint dinner.
The helicopter carrying Sam Cahill is shot down in Afghanistan. Grace, Sam's wife, is brought the news of the death of her husband, whereupon she loses her courage to live. After Sam's memorial service, Tommy and his father quarrel because he thinks his son is a loser who has never succeeded in anything.
After a few low points, Tommy begins to look after his sister-in-law Grace and her children. He sets up the family kitchen and spends time with Grace and the children. The young woman is slowly regaining her courage and begins to come to terms with the loss of her husband. One evening, Grace and Tommy get close and kiss, but they are immediately ashamed.
Sam Cahill was not killed in the crash, but was captured by the Taliban together with a comrade and locked in a hole in the ground. The men are tortured; Sam is forced by the Taliban to kill his comrade.
Several weeks after the helicopter crash, the Taliban camp where Sam is being held is destroyed by US soldiers and Sam is freed. He returns to his family, but does not want to and cannot talk about what has happened. He has problems finding his way around in everyday life and accuses Grace of having slept with his brother, which she always denies. After a rage that ravages the kitchen, he draws a gun and threatens his brother with it. The police officers summoned try to calm Sam down - but Sam is still upset and shoots in the air. He finally pointed the gun at his head, but did not pull the trigger, was then arrested by the police and shortly thereafter admitted to a psychiatric institution. During a visit, Grace threatens to leave him if he does not talk to her about what happened in Afghanistan. He then tells her that he killed his comrade.
background
The film is a remake of the Danish film Brødre by Susanne Bier and Anders Thomas Jensen from 2004.
publication
The film opened in German cinemas on January 27, 2011. At the American box office, it grossed $ 28.5 million, barely exceeding its production costs. The film grossed US $ 43.3 million worldwide.
criticism
"'Brothers' turns out to be neither innovative (after all, it is a remake) nor a milestone in film history, but it is an above-average family drama ..."
"But even if 'Brothers' actually does everything right to be a first-class remake, you don't leave the cinema really enthusiastic."
"The comparison between the original and the remake does result in stimulating observation perspectives, but these are not enough to justify the existence of Sheridan's disappointing film."
“In terms of remake […] BROTHERS sticks to the story, but gives the feeling more space to unfold and doesn't completely suffocate in the narrow social drama. Everyone has to decide for themselves whether this is better or not. The film was probably not necessary, but it's still good. "
"Because the great trio - Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman and Tobey Maguire with their best acting performance to date - give this intense and sometimes painful drama an extraordinary depth."
At Metacritic, the film achieved a Metascore of 61%. 62% of the film reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes are positive (as of December 2011).
Web links
- Brothers in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official Brothers website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Brothers . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , December 2010 (PDF; test number: 125 575 K).
- ^ Brothers boxofficemojo.com
- ↑ Critique of Brothers at Filmempfoice.com
- ↑ Critique of Brothers at Nahaufnahme.ch
- ↑ Critique of Brothers at critic.de
- ↑ Brothers (2009) film review at 2501.eu
- ↑ Critique of Brothers ( Memento of the original from October 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at bummelkino.de
- ↑ Brothers at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
