Brothers (2004 film)

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Brothers
Directed by	Susanne Bier
Written by	Susanne Bier Anders Thomas Jensen
Starring	Ulrich Thomsen Connie Nielsen Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Release date(s)	2004
Running time	117 min.
Country	Denmark
Language	Danish
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Brothers (orig. Brødre) is a 2004 Danish film directed by Susanne Bier, written by Bier and Anders Thomas Jensen. Brothers won the Audience Award (narrative) for the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.

Bier's film is a drama about a soldier (Ulrich Thomsen) who is in a helicopter crash somewhere in the Middle East and is believed to be dead. His wife (Connie Nielsen) and younger brother (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) both deeply mourn him, but eventually finds comfort in each others company, leading to the two of them falling in love. Months later the soldier reappears alive.

This film stars some of the biggest actors in Denmark at the moment. This is also Connie Nielsen's first Danish film, even though she was born and raised in Denmark. Nielsen won the 2005 Bodil Award for Best Leading Actress for her performance in this film (the Bodil is the Danish Academy Award).