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Brothers.


Brothers

directed by Susanne Blier

'They fuck you up, your mum and dad,' as the poet said. The Dogme-inspired Brothers takes this as its starting point Noun 1. starting point - earliest limiting point
terminus a quo

commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the
, and shows how pernicious pernicious /per·ni·cious/ (per-nish´us) tending toward a fatal issue.

per·ni·cious
adj.
Tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly.
 war is too.

Brothers deftly criss-crosses two storylines. Michael is a responsible family man and soldier, imprisoned im·pris·on  
tr.v. im·pris·oned, im·pris·on·ing, im·pris·ons
To put in or as if in prison; confine.



[Middle English emprisonen, from Old French emprisoner : en-
 by the Taliban in Afghanistan. In his absence, feckless feck·less  
adj.
1. Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.

2. Careless and irresponsible.



[Scots feck, effect (alteration of effect) + -less.
 unemployed younger brother Wiki is aware of the following uses of "'Younger Brother":
  • Younger Brother (music group)
  • Younger Brother (Trinity House) - a title within the British organisation, Trinity House
 Jannick finds a role for himself looking after Michael's family--even after his rescue and return.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Although the Taliban scenes are sketchy, the dynamics of the extended family are spot on, illuminating how other people make us what we are. A fine film.

Stars VERY GOOD ML

Released by Soda Pictures www.sodapictures.com

REVIEWS EDITOR: Vanessa Baird email: vanessab@newint.org

REVIEWERS: Nikki van der Gaag, Louise Gray, Phil England, Peter Whittaker, Malcolm Lewis
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Author:van der Gaag, Nikki; Gray, Louise; England, Phil; Whittaker, Peter; Lewis, Malcolm
Publication:New Internationalist
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Date:Nov 1, 2005
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