Brothers (Portman, Maguire, Gyllenhaal)

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Director: Jim Sheridan
Screenwriter: David Benioff
Starring: Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sam Shepard, Mare Winningham, Bailee Madison

Genre: Drama, War
MPAA Rating: R (for language and some disturbing violent content)

"Brothers" tells the powerful story of two siblings, thirtysomething Captain Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire) and younger brother Tommy Cahill (Jake Gyllenhaal), who are polar opposites. A Marine about to embark on his fourth tour of duty, Sam is a steadfast family man married to his high school sweetheart, the aptly named Grace (Natalie Portman), with whom he has two young daughters (Bailee Madison, Taylor Grace Geare). Tommy, his charismatic younger brother, is a drifter just out of jail who's always gotten by on wit and charm. He slides easily into his role as family provocateur on his first night out of prison, at Sam's farewell dinner with their parents, Elsie (Mare Winningham) and Hank Cahill (Sam Shepard), a retired Marine.

Shipped out to Afghanistan, Sam is presumed dead when his Black Hawk helicopter is shot down in the mountains. At home in suburbia, the Cahill family suddenly faces a shocking void, and Tommy tries to fill in for his brother by assuming newfound responsibility for himself, Grace, and the children.

But Sam is not dead; he and a fellow soldier have been captured by Taliban fighters. In Afghanistan's harsh, remote Pamir Mountains, Sam is subjected to traumas that threaten to rob him of his very humanity. At the same time that Sam's sense of self is being destroyed overseas, Tommy's self-image is strengthening at home. And in the grief and strangeness of their new lives, Grace and Tommy are naturally drawn together. Their longstanding frostiness dissolves, but both are frightened and ashamed of the mutual attraction that has replaced it.

When Sam unexpectedly returns to the States, a nervous mood settles over the family. Sam, uncharacteristically withdrawn and volatile, grows suspicious of his brother and his wife. Their familiar roles now nearly reversed, Sam and Tommy end up facing the ultimate physical and mental challenge when they confront each other. In the shifting family dynamics, who will dominate? And how will the brothers come to terms with issues of love, loyalty, and manhood—and with the woman caught between them?

Trailer:
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=56871

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Cast und Regie klingen ja ganz vielversprechend, aber man sollte unbedingt noch erwähnen, dass es sich hier mal wieder um ein Remake eines sehr guten europäischen Films handelt. :icon_rolleyes:

[Pinhead_X]

Hm das Original ist mit Lars Ulrich's Ex Connie Nielsen....muß mir den vor dem Renake angucken

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Schlicht, aber gut gemacht:

[lastboyscout]

Hm das Original ist mit Lars Ulrich's Ex Connie Nielsen....muß mir den vor dem Renake angucken

Unbedingt, denn ich kann mich Shub voll und ganz anschließen. Dieser kleine europäische Thriller war hervorragend.  :respekt:

[Shub]

Hm das Original ist mit Lars Ulrich's Ex Connie Nielsen....muß mir den vor dem Renake angucken

Unbedingt, denn ich kann mich Shub voll und ganz anschließen. Dieser kleine europäische Thriller war hervorragend.  :respekt:

Thriller? WTF? :icon_eek: Freut mich ja, dass er dir gefallen hat, aber Thriller-Elemente konnte ich keine ausmachen.  ;)

[lastboyscout]

Also für ein reines Drama hat er mir dann doch zu viele spannende Momente bzw. ein viel zu starkes und gewaltgefülltes Ende.
Ist aber wohl sicher auch Auslegungssache.  ;)
Wenigstens sind wir uns einig, daß der Film gut ist.  :icon_mrgreen:

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Neuer Trailer:
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=60661