Brothers Movie Fast Facts
Romantic Drama Stars Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal
Oct 28, 2009
High drama and forbidden love flourish in this timely story about two polar-opposite brothers with similar needs.
Brothers is a Remake of a Danish Film
Based on the 2004 Danish film Brodre written by Susanne Bier and Anders Thomas Jensen and directed by Bier, Brothers tells the story of a heroic older brother, a delinquent younger brother, and the woman who comes between them. The original version starred Connie Nielsen, Ulrich Thomsen, and Nikolaj Lie Kaas.
The Story of Brothers
When the Black Hawk helicopter of Captain Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire) is shot down in the mountains of Afghanistan, the Marines and his family presume he died in the wreckage. Meanwhile back at home, his younger brother Tommy Cahill (Jake Gyllenhaal) is just released from prison and attempts to fill the void left by his older brother, including with his lovely wife (Natalie Portman) and two young children. This cozy new arrangement undergoes another adjustment when Sam unexpectedly returns home after being held captive by Taliban fighters. Shifting emotions and role reversals cause growing tensions that inevitably create a new war – this time at home.
About Director Jim Sheridan
Dublin-born director Jim Sheridan is a six-time Academy Award nominee, best known for his work directing In America and In the Name of the Father. His films have won two Academy Awards and generated 16 nominations. Also a writer, Sheridan wrote the screenplays for both of those films, in addition to the acclaimed drama My Left Foot.
About the Stars of Brothers
Natalie Portman may be best known as Padme from the Stars Wars series, but she also has starred in many other films, including the dramas The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), V for Vendetta (2005), and Closer (2004).
The action-hero star of the Spider-Man series, Tobey Maguire has also played a variety of other characters in movies such as Seabiscuit (2003), Wonder Boys (2000), Ride with the Devil (1999), and The Cider House Rules (1999).
Jake Gyllenhaal has starred in an eclectic group of films from quirky independent works to blockbuster extravaganzas. His credits include Zodiac (2007), Brokeback Mountain (2005), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), The Good Girl (2002), and Donnie Darko (2001).
Brothers
A wayward young man finds new purpose when his older brother, a decorated marine in Afghanistan, is presumed dead, and he tries to fill his brother’s roles within the family.
- Starring Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Bailee Madison, Carey Mulligan, Taylor Geare, Patrick Flueger, Sam Shepard, Mare Winningham, Clifton Collins, Jr., Josh Berry
- Director: Jim Sheridan
- Writers: David Benioff (screenplay); Susanne Bier, Anders Thomas Jensen (motion picture Brodre)
- Rating: R (for language and some disturbing violent content)
- Release Date: December 4, 2009
- Additional Information: Filming locations include College of Sante Fe in New Mexico, Los Alamos in New Mexico, Zia Pueblo in New Mexico, and Santa Clarita in California.
For more information about Brothers, visit the official website.
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