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| Thure Lindhardt on the poster for Nicolo Donato's Brotherhood |
QUICK REVIEW:
Brotherhood is a Danish film about two neo-Nazis, Lars and Jimmy, who fall in love, much against their wishes and beliefs, and have to deal with the fatal consequences.
Brotherhood gets 4 small hearts for the good forces involved in it and for the story's implied provocation to raise healthy debate.
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| Thure Lindhardt and David Dencik plays the two neo-Nazis who fall in love |
Director Nicolo Donato (Togetherness, short (2007)) totally disregards the inherent, comical values in the story, and perhaps because of this, several of the scenes are involuntarily comical in their awkwardness. Comical, because the two stupidly macho and persistently ignorant characters are so baffled by the occurrence. They reminded me, to use a morbid metaphor, of strong bulls, who walk around dazed and confused after having their heads chopped off.
Nicolas Bro (Murk/Mørke (2005)) is great as the group leader in the German car, and the dangerous relationship becomes increasingly risky and exciting towards the end.
Brotherhood uses some clichés and makes mistakes along the way, but was talked about for a period upon its release and is a decent, dramatic romance.
Donato is busy at the moment finishing a documentary about Danish singer-songwriter Søren Huss, entitled S. Lost and Found, and has also been writing on the coming Danish film with Kim Bodnia, August.
Homosexual love and racism collide in Nicolo Donato's Brotherhood. Watch the trailer here
Budget: Unknown
Box office: Unknown
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What do you think of Brotherhood?
Can you name some better films of doomed gay love?
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