Brothers
Short description
Sam Cahill is a Marine captain sent to Afghanistan, leaving behind his wife Grace and their two daughters. When his helicopter is shot down, he is presumed dead. His younger brother Tommy, recently out of prison and long seen as the family's disappointment, moves in to help Grace and the children cope. As time passes, Tommy becomes a steady presence in their lives, and he and Grace grow closer. Then Sam returns, and his homecoming unsettles the household rather than restoring it.
Jim Sheridan directed the film, which came after Get Rich or Die Tryin' in his filmography. The screenplay was written by Susanne Bier, Anders Thomas Jensen and David Benioff, and the cast includes Tobey Maguire as Sam, Jake Gyllenhaal as Tommy, Natalie Portman as Grace, and Sam Shepard and Mare Winningham as the brothers' parents. It runs 105 minutes.
Made for about 26 million dollars, the film took in roughly 44 million worldwide. On IMDb it holds a rating of 7.3 from more than four thousand votes, while its critics' rating stands at 6.5 from 156 reviews, so audiences have responded somewhat more warmly than reviewers did.
What's left behind the scenes
- Initially, it was intended that Jake Gyllenhaal would play Sam and Tobey Maguire would play Tommy. Director Jim Sheridan, however, decided that Maguire would not be able to convincingly play the negative character, and the actors switched roles.
- Jake Gyllenhaal learned of the death of his close friend Heath Ledger (1979-2008) during filming. He immediately left the set and returned only two days later to finish the scene. After that, he secluded himself for a longer period to mourn his friend, and only then was he able to return to filming.
- Jake Gyllenhaal learned of the death of his close friend Heath Ledger during filming. He immediately left the set and returned only two days later to finish the scene. After that, he secluded himself for a longer period to mourn his friend, and only then did he return to filming.
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