Danish director Susanne Bier's intense drama explores the relationship between a middle-class mother and her ne'er-do-well brother-in-law after her husband is reported dead in Afghanistan. From the time they were children, brothers Michael (Ulrich Thomsen) and Jannik (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) have always been opposites. Michael was responsible, studious, athletic and the light of his parents' (Solbjorg Hojfeldt, Bent Mejding) lives, while Jannick made trouble, slacked off and expected his older sibling to protect him from the consequences of his smart-mouthed remarks. Now Michael, a major in the Danish army, is married to the radiant Sarah (Connie Nielsen, acting for the fi...
Released:
2004
Rated:
R
Length:
110 mins