A realistic film about the consequences of being a professional soldier sent to Afghanistan to help rebuilding the country. This portrait of a dysfunctional family is done with drama and nerve. Both in what is said and done, but also through what is left out.
Ulrich Thomsen and Nikolai Lie Kaas play their roles to perfection, and Connie Nielsen's first danish-spoken role suites her well.
WARNING! MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!
This film about the brothers Jannik and Michael is indeed very realistic. Jannik (Kaas) is the younger brother who can't keep out of trouble and Michael (Thomsen) is the older, responsible one. When Michael is sent to Afghanistan and presumed dead, his brother unexpectedly takes the responsibility no-one thought he could.
Things go horribly wrong, when Michael returns home to find his role not so solid and when he suspects his wife (Nielsen) to be having an affair, he goes totally amok.
Did I miss anything at all? Well,only a better sound quality on the dialog.
Ulrich Thomsen and Nikolai Lie Kaas play their roles to perfection, and Connie Nielsen's first danish-spoken role suites her well.
WARNING! MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!
This film about the brothers Jannik and Michael is indeed very realistic. Jannik (Kaas) is the younger brother who can't keep out of trouble and Michael (Thomsen) is the older, responsible one. When Michael is sent to Afghanistan and presumed dead, his brother unexpectedly takes the responsibility no-one thought he could.
Things go horribly wrong, when Michael returns home to find his role not so solid and when he suspects his wife (Nielsen) to be having an affair, he goes totally amok.
Did I miss anything at all? Well,only a better sound quality on the dialog.