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  • 2010
  • R
  • Olive Films
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2010
  • R
  • Olive Films
  • 1 h 37 m
Brotherhood

Summary When Lars is cheated out of promotion to sergeant following rumors about his unbecoming behavior towards some of his men, he decides to leave the army. Back home, his overly proper suburban parents succeed in driving him nuts in record time, as they do everything in their power to sweep the embarrassing incident under the carpet. By cha...

Directed By: Nicolo Donato

Written By: Rasmus Birch, Nicolo Donato

  • 2010
  • R
  • Olive Films
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 2010
  • R
  • Olive Films
  • 1 h 37 m

Brotherhood

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings
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Summary When Lars is cheated out of promotion to sergeant following rumors about his unbecoming behavior towards some of his men, he decides to leave the army. Back home, his overly proper suburban parents succeed in driving him nuts in record time, as they do everything in their power to sweep the embarrassing incident under the carpet. By cha...

Directed By: Nicolo Donato

Written By: Rasmus Birch, Nicolo Donato

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Generally Favorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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If you compared the two main characters with the cowboys in "Brokeback Mountain," they would be ignoble versions of Ennis del Mar (Jimmy) and Jack Twist (Lars). Like their American counterparts, they barely know what to do with their passion.
By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW
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Nicolo Donato's bleak yet compelling Brotherhood, an unsparing neo-noir with the structure and inevitability of classic drama.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
70
Sounds trashy, sounds silly, but first-time director Nicolo Donato, who wrote the screenplay with Rasmus Birch, and a superb ensemble refuse to wink, resulting in a film that constantly subverts expectation.
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Adding hot naked men to a predictable narrative doesn't equal titillating or taboo; it just means you've dressed up a messy melodrama
By David Fear FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Asta Film, Film i Väst, Det Danske Filminstitut, Dansk Råfilm, FilmFyn, Danmarks Radio (DR)
Release Date Aug 6, 2010
Duration 1 h 37 m
Rating R
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Awards

Danish Film Awards (Robert)
• 6 Nominations
Rome Film Fest
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Bodil Awards
• 2 Nominations

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