Description |
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen ([2.35:1]) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1. |
Cast |
Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Sam Shepard, Mare Winningham, Carey Mulligan, Ethan Suplee. |
Credits |
Music, Thomas Newman ; editor, Jay Cassidy ; director of photography, Frederick Elmes. |
Note |
Based on the Swedish motion picture Brødre by Susanne Bier and Andrers Thomas Jensen. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2009. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: R; language and some disturbing violent content. |
Summary |
Captain Sam Cahill is embarking on his fourth tour of duty, leaving behind his beloved wife and two daughters. When Sam's Blackhawk helicopter is shot down in the mountains of Afghanistan, the worst is presumed, leaving an enormous void in the family. Despite a dark history, Sam's charismatic younger brother steps in to fill the family void. |
Note |
Special features: "Remade in the USA, how Brødre became Brothers" featurette; "Jim Sheridan, film and family" featurette; feature audio commentary by director Jim Sheridan, theatrical trailer. |
Language |
English dialogue with English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Absence and presumption of death -- United States -- Drama.
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Brothers -- United States -- Drama.
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Married women -- United States -- Drama.
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United States. Army -- Officers -- Drama.
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Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
War films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Film remakes.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Sheridan, Jim, 1949- Director.
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Kavanaugh, Ryan. Producer.
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Sigurjón Sighvatsson. Producer.
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De Luca, Michael, 1965- Producer.
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Benioff, David. Screenwriter.
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Maguire, Tobey, 1975- Actor.
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Gyllenhaal, Jake, 1980- Actor.
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Portman, Natalie, 1981- Actor.
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Shepard, Sam, 1943-2017. Screenwriter. Actor.
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Winningham, Mare. Actor.
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Newman, Thomas, 1955- Composer.
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Relativity Media.
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Michael De Luca Productions (Firm)
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Lionsgate (Firm)
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Standard No. |
031398119258 |
Music No. |
27176 Lionsgate |
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