# Brothers (2004)

> A Danish soldier’s presumed death transforms his troubled brother into a caretaker, but his traumatic return exposes the family’s deepest fractures.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/2325

## Facts

- Runtime: 117 min
- Genres: Drama, War
- Director: Susanne Bier
- Cast: Connie Nielsen, Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Sarah Juel Werner, Rebecca Løgstrup, Solbjørg Højfeldt, Bent Mejding, Niels Olsen
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386342/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: melancholic, harrowing, intimate, serious movie night, international cinema viewing

## Synopsis

Two brothers' lives are forever altered by war, love, and the haunting scars of trauma.

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- [A Family (2011)](https://ember.film/movie/40214)
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- [A War (2015)](https://ember.film/movie/224750)
- [Open Hearts (2002)](https://ember.film/movie/73)
- [The Commune (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/190755)
- [Loving Adults (2022)](https://ember.film/movie/923163)
- [The Celebration (1998)](https://ember.film/movie/262)
- [Submarino (2010)](https://ember.film/movie/31109)
- [After the Wedding (2006)](https://ember.film/movie/2231)
- [Brothers (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/3821)

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