Brothers (2009 film)
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| Directed by | Jim Sheridan |
| Produced by |
Michael De Luca Sigurjón Sighvatsson Ryan Kavanaugh |
| Screenplay by | David Benioff |
| Based on |
Brødre by Susanne Bier and Anders Thomas Jensen |
| Starring |
Tobey Maguire Jake Gyllenhaal Natalie Portman |
| Music by | Thomas Newman |
| Cinematography | Frederick Elmes |
| Edited by | Jay Cassidy |
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Lionsgate Relativity Media |
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105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $26 million |
| Box office | $43.3 million |
Brothers is a 2009 American psychological war drama film and a remake of Susanne Bier's Danish film Brødre (2004), which takes place in Afghanistan and Denmark. The film stars Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Natalie Portman, and is directed by Jim Sheridan. Both films take inspiration from Homer's epic poem, the Odyssey. The film received a mixed to positive response and grossed $43 million. Tobey Maguire received particular praise for his performance and received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for his performance.
Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire) is a U.S. Marine captain, about to embark on his fourth combat deployment. He is a steadfast family man married to his high school sweetheart, Grace (Natalie Portman), and he has two young daughters, Isabelle (Bailee Madison) and Maggie (Taylor Geare). Sam's brother Tommy (Jake Gyllenhaal) is being released from jail for an armed robbery, before Sam departs to Afghanistan in October 2007. Sam deploys and after a bit of time, news comes that Sam's Blackhawk helicopter has crashed during an operation in the Helmand Province, killing all of the Marines aboard. In reality, he and a hometown friend, Private Joe Willis (Patrick Flueger), have been taken prisoner in a mountain village by Taliban fighters.
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