Summaries

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

Michael has everything under control: a successful military career, a beautiful wife and two daughters. His younger brother Jannik is a drifter, living on the edge of the law. When Michael is sent to Afghanistan on a UN mission the balance between the two brothers changes forever. Michael is missing in action - presumed dead - and Sarah is comforted by Jannik, who against all odds shows himself capable of taking responsibility for both himself and the family. It soon becomes clear that their feelings have developed beyond mutual sympathy. When Michael comes home, traumatized by being held prisoner in the mountains of Afghanistan, nothing is the same...—Anonymous

On his way to report for a peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan, Danish Army officer Michael stops to pick up his brother Jannik, who is getting out of jail that day. In Afghanistan, Michael's helicopter crashes and he is presumed dead. Jannik and Michael's wife Sarah discover that they don't hate each other as much as they had thought, and Jannik decides to reform and make himself useful around Sarah's house. Then Michael comes home with a full-blown case of post-traumatic stress disorder because of what he had to do to survive in captivity. Write your own ending and draw your own moral conclusions, if any.—Gregory B. Gregory

Details

Keywords
  • husband wife relationship
  • gun
  • afghanistan
  • prisoner
  • mental breakdown
Genres
  • Drama
  • War
Release date Aug 26, 2004
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United Kingdom Norway Denmark Sweden
Language Danish
Filming locations Almería, Andalucía, Spain
Production companies Memfis Film Two Brothers Ltd. Fjellape Film AS

Box office

Gross US & Canada $389220
Opening weekend US & Canada $8161
Gross worldwide $489706

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 57m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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