Original Title: Brødre
Language: Danish
Writer: Anders Thomas Jensen
Main Cast: Ulrich Thomsen, Nicolaj Lie Kaas, Connie Nielsen

Michael (Ulrich Thomsen) has everything under control: a successful military career, a beautiful wife (Connie Nielsen) and two daughters. His younger brother Jannik (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) is a drifter, living on the edge of the law. When Michael is sent to Afghanistan on a UN mission the balance between the two brothers changes forever. Michael is missing in action – presumed dead – and Sarah is comforted by Jannik, who against all odds shows himself capable of taking responsibility for both himself and the family. It soon becomes clear that their feelings have developed beyond mutual sympathy. When Michael comes home, traumatized by being held prisoner in the mountains of Afghanistan, nothing is the same…

Winner – Audience Prize (World Dramatic) / Sundance Film Festival 2005
Winner – Silver Shell Best Actor & Best Actress / San Sebastian International Film Festival 2004
Winner – Film Critics Prize / Hamburg Film Festival