Brothers

2004 · 1h57 · Film

Directed by Susanne Bier

Starring Connie Nielsen, Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Sarah Juel Werner, Rebecca Løgstrup, Solbjørg Højfeldt, Bent Mejding, Niels Olsen, Paw Henriksen, Lars Ranthe

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low

A Danish officer, Michael, is sent away to the International Security Assistance Force operation in Afghanistan for three months. His first mission there is to find a young radar technician who had been separated from his squad some days earlier. While on the search, his helicopter is shot down and he is taken as a prisoner of war, but is reported dead to the family.

Original title

Brødre

Original language

Danish

Screenplay

Anders Thomas Jensen, Susanne Bier, Linda Daae

Music

Johan Söderqvist

Cinematography

Morten Søborg

Cast

Sarah Juel Werner, Rebecca Løgstrup, Solbjørg Højfeldt, Bent Mejding, Niels Olsen, Paw Henriksen, Lars Ranthe, Lars Hjortshøj, André Babikian

Updated July 22, 2026

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