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Brothers (2009) -- Sam Cahill (Maguire) returns from being held as a prisoner-of-war in Afghanistan to find that his ex-con brother (Gyllenhaal) has become the man, of sorts, of the household where Sam's wife, Grace (Portman) had been living under the assumption that she was a widow.
Brothers (2009) -- Sam Cahill (Maguire) returns from being held as a prisoner-of-war in Afghanistan to find that his ex-con brother (Gyllenhaal) has become the man, of sorts, of the household where Sam's wife, Grace (Portman) had been living under the assumption that she was a widow.
Brothers (2009) -- A woman turns to her brother in law when she thinks her husband is dead in this trailer for the drama

Overview

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Director:
Jim Sheridan
Writers (WGA):
David Benioff (screenplay)
Susanne Bier (motion picture "Brødre") ...
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Release Date:
4 December 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller | War more
Tagline:
There are two sides to every family
Plot:
A young man comforts his older brother's wife and children after he goes missing in Afghanistan. Based on Susanne Bier's film, "Brothers". | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
People Only Mag With Ledger on Cover
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User Comments:
Finally an adult film with good script, cast and direction more (2 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tobey Maguire ... Capt. Sam Cahill

Jake Gyllenhaal ... Tommy Cahill

Natalie Portman ... Grace Cahill

Bailee Madison ... Isabelle Cahill

Sam Shepard ... Hank Cahill

Mare Winningham ... Elsie Cahill

Taylor Geare ... Maggie Cahill

Patrick Flueger ... Private Joe Willis

Clifton Collins Jr. ... Major Cavazos

Carey Mulligan ... Cassie Willis

Omid Abtahi ... Yusuf

Navid Negahban ... Murad

Ethan Suplee ... Sweeney

Arron Shiver ... A.J.

Ray Prewitt ... Owen
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language and some disturbing violent content.
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Runtime:
USA:110 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
USA:R
Filming Locations:
Abiquiu, New Mexico, USA more
Company:
Michael De Luca Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Carey Mulligan mentioned in an interview at the Sundance Festival that she got the role after sending an audition tape to America; when they shot her scenes, it was at about 3.00am, and it was largely improvised (something she enjoyed). She called it a "trial by fire". more
Quotes:
Sam Cahill: [from trailer] You know what I did to come back here? *You know what i did?*? more
Movie Connections:
Remake of Brødre (2004) more

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18 out of 30 people found the following comment useful.
Finally an adult film with good script, cast and direction, 9 November 2009
10/10
Author: gilko from United States

I was not looking forward to this film (another anti-military anti-war film) but this is none of that! It is a wonderful story of people and their relationships and emotions. The story is beautifully told and the cast is uniformly wonderful although it seemed at first the brothers might better have switched parts but as the plot unfolds the casting is perfect. The plot: In a family of a retired Marine Sgt (Sam Shepard) there are two sons (Toby Maguire) an active duty Captain and a Ex con wastrel (Jake Guillenhaal) who gets out of prison as his brother is about to return to the war in Afghanistan. When his brother is lost in Afghanistan the brother slowing steps up to support the wife and two girls. When Maguire Is found alive months later the dynamic of the family is greatly changed as the whole family works out the complications of their lives. This is one of the best pictures of the year, dramatic, involving, with good dialog and scene; and the actors and director play them to the hilt.

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