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Captain Sam Cahill is embarking on his fourth tour of duty, leaving behind his beloved wife and two daughters. When Sam's Blackhawk helicopter is shot down in the mountains of Afghanistan, the worst is presumed, leaving an enormous void in the family. Despite a dark history, Sam's charisma...

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Uniform Title:Brothers (Motion picture : 2009)
Main Author: Newman, Thomas, 1955- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Relativity Media, Sighvatsson Films (Firm), Michael De Luca Productions (Firm), Lionsgate (Firm)
Other Authors: Kavanaugh, Ryan (Producer), Sigurjón Sighvatsson (Producer), De Luca, Michael, 1965- (Producer), Benioff, David (Screenwriter), Sheridan, Jim, 1949- (Director), Maguire, Tobey, 1975- (Actor), Gyllenhaal, Jake, 1980- (Actor), Portman, Natalie, 1981- (Actor), Shepard, Sam, 1943-2017 (Screenwriter, Actor), Winningham, Mare (Actor), Mulligan, Carey, 1985-, Suplee, Ethan, 1976-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:English dialogue with English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : Lionsgate, [2010]
Subjects:
Absence and presumption of death > United States > Drama.
Brothers > United States > Drama.
Married women > United States > Drama.
United States. > Army > Officers > Drama.
Mothers and daughters > United States > Drama.
Presunción de muerte > Estados Unidos > Teatro.
Hermanos > Estados Unidos > Teatro.
War films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:Captain Sam Cahill is embarking on his fourth tour of duty, leaving behind his beloved wife and two daughters. When Sam's Blackhawk helicopter is shot down in the mountains of Afghanistan, the worst is presumed, leaving an enormous void in the family. Despite a dark history, Sam's charismatic younger brother steps in to fill the family void.
Item Description:Based on the Swedish motion picture Brødre by Susanne Bier and Andrers Thomas Jensen.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.
Special features: "Remade in the USA, how Brødre became Brothers" featurette; "Jim Sheridan, film and family" featurette; feature audio commentary by director Jim Sheridan, theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen ([2.35:1]) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; language and some disturbing violent content.
Production Credits:Music, Thomas Newman ; editor, Jay Cassidy ; director of photography, Frederick Elmes.