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Two Brothers

Two Brothers

Adventure · Drama · Family · 2004

Two tigers are separated as cubs and taken into captivity, only to be reunited years later as enemies by an explorer (Pearce) who inadvertently forces them to fight each other.

Movie details

Two Brothers

“Two infant tiger cubs, separated from their parents and each other.”

2004 Adventure · Drama · Family 1h 49m

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TMDB

7.1 / 10

Community rating

Two tigers are separated as cubs and taken into captivity, only to be reunited years later as enemies by an explorer (Pearce) who inadvertently forces them to fight each other.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Written by

Alain Godard · Jean-Jacques Annaud

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Aidan McRory

Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Eugène Normandin

Freddie Highmore

Freddie Highmore

Raoul Normandin

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu

Mathilde Normandin

Moussa Maaskri

Moussa Maaskri

Saladin

Vincent Scarito

Vincent Scarito

Zerbino

Maï Anh Le

Maï Anh Le

Naï-Rea

Court is in session

Put Two Brothers on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.