Brotherhood (2009 film)
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| Directed by | Nicolo Donato |
| Produced by |
Per Holst Barbara Crone |
| Written by |
Rasmus Birch Nicolo Donato |
| Starring |
Thure Lindhardt David Dencik |
| Music by |
Simon Brenting Jesper Mechlenburg |
| Cinematography | Laust Trier-Mørch |
| Editing by | Bodil Kjærhauge |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | Danish |
Brotherhood (Danish: Broderskab) is a 2009 Danish film written by Rasmus Birch and Nicolo Donato, directed by Donato and produced by Per Holst.
Plot
Lars (Thure Lindhardt) decides to leave the army after accusations of having made passes at some of his men prevent his promotion to a higher rank. Disillusioned with the army and angry at his overbearing politician mother, he joins a Neo-Nazi group, discovering only later that they practice gay-bashing. He and his violently homophobic peer Jimmy (David Dencik) become involved in a secret love affair, moving from hostility through grudging admiration to friendship and finally tenderness and passion.
Jimmy's emotionally unstable younger brother Patrick (Morten Holst), already jealous that newcomer Lars quickly advanced above him in the Nazi group, discovers the relationship and tells Michael (Nicolas Bro), the leader of the group, about it. They beat up Lars, forcing Jimmy to do the beating; but when the group leaves, Jimmy stays with Lars and takes him to the isolated Nazi safe house they had been sharing while they renovated it. As the two are preparing to go away together, a gay man whom Jimmy had beaten severely in the movie's opening scene emerges from the dark and stabs him. The movie ends with Jimmy lying unconscious in a hospital bed and Lars holding his hand.
Cast
- Thure Lindhardt as Lars
- David Dencik as Jimmy
- Nicolas Bro as Michael, often called "Tykke" ("Fatty")
- Morten Holst as Patrick
- Anders Heinrichsen as Lasse
Awards
In 2009 Broderskab won the award for Best Film at the International Rome Film Festival.[1]
Brotherhood won the 2012 "Berlin's Favourite Award" at the Favourites Film Festival in Berlin.[2]
References
- ↑ International Rome Film Festival
- ↑ "Favourites Film Festival 2012". Archived from the original on 8 October 2012.