Wednesday February 8th 2012
Denmark 2004 115 minutes
Director: Susanne Bier
Starring: Ulrich Thomsen, Nicolaj Lie Kaas, Connie Neilsen.

The two brothers of this film’s title are very different characters. Michael is an upright family man, happily married with two young daughters. He is a major in the Danish army, and on the point of being sent to Afghanistan. The younger Jannik is a convicted bank robber, recently released from jail. When Michael is reported missing following a helicopter mission, Jannik and his sister-in-law gradually grow closer. This developing relationship also includes Michael’s daughters, who regard Jannik as a mixture of elder brother and father substitute. To say more would spoil the plot.

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