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Brotherhood

Love conquers all.

2009 · 1h 30m · R Drama
Directed by Nicolo Donato

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Overview

Former Danish servicemen Lars and Jimmy are thrown together while training in a neo-Nazi group. Moving from hostility through grudging admiration to friendship and finally passion, events take a darker turn when their illicit relationship is uncovered.

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69%
Tomatometer
Fresh

An unsparing neo-noir with the structure and inevitability of classic drama...

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Fresh

Within the group, the confusion between rough, homoerotic fellowship among straight men and homosexuality (or the threat of it) sets up a paranoid electric charge.

Stephen Holden, New York Times
Rotten

Adding hot naked men to a predictable narrative doesn't equal titillating or taboo; it just means you've dressed up a messy melodrama.

David Fear, Time Out New York
Fresh

Sounds trashy, sounds silly, but first-time director Nicolo Donato, who wrote the screenplay with Rasmus Birch, and a superb ensemble refuse to wink, resulting in a film that constantly subverts expectation.

Chuck Wilson, Village Voice

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