Winter Brothers

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Winter Brothers

2017

1h 30m

Drama

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Two brothers deal with their hardscrabble lives as Danish limestone miners in diametrically opposed ways, until one incident sets them on a collision course with each other.

Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

07/19/2018

The cast, including Victoria Carmen Sonne, as the object of both Emil and Johan's affections, and Lars Mikkelsen, as the quarry boss, is uniformly strong and singular.

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

06/27/2018

The movie also has a startling visual texture. Shooting on 16-millimeter film, Mr. Palmason, gliding his camera through snowy woods, has an eye for compositions that rhyme chalk-covered faces and wintry vistas.

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Peter Sobczynski

RogerEbert.com

06/27/2018

3/4

Winter Brothers may not be completely successful when all is said and done, but it is certainly a singular film.

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Tanner Tafelski

Hyperallergic

10/30/2019

Pálmason seems to work intuitively, and what he creates with Winter Brothers is a shaggy film that alternates between being invigorating and tedious.

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Bradley Warren

The Playlist

10/23/2018

B+

Winter Brothers picks up on the dramatic, interdependent scenarios generated by its setting.

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Sarah Ward

Concrete Playground

07/16/2018

As a study of masculinity left to fester in an isolated environment, it's an emotionally powerful piece.

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Dennui S

@dennui Dec 10

"Everyone has a little darkness inside, they just may be too boring to know it. Brothers Emil and Johan are accustomed to the constant roar of rock crushing machines, relentless, filthy mining work, bone chilling cold & foul air, they have different coping mechanisms. Johan shrugs off the bleakness & monotony. Emil goofs off & has moonshine induced fantasies revolving around their neighbor Anna, rifle skill training videos & stealing chemicals to make moonshine. As the brothers argue about who has a better grip on reality, events threaten to loosen the hold that either of them have upon the truth. This dark, surreal film alters and toys with our senses & perceptions of reality. It would make Kafka smile. This is what stories are supposed to do. Film actors are up to the task. While the limited setting gets tedious after a while & the dialogue could be improved, the film is intriguing and refreshing." Not a feel good movie in any way. The protagonist is hard to like. Like Naked.

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12/11/2019

The most corrupt dishonest company ever, don't use this company, they are suing me for a contract they made me sign.

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Synopsis

Two brothers deal with their hardscrabble lives as Danish limestone miners in diametrically opposed ways, until one incident sets them on a collision course with each other.

Director: Hlynur Pálmason
Producer: Julie Waltersdorph Hansen, Hlynur Pálmason
Screenwriter: Hlynur Pálmason
Production Co: Join Motion Pictures
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Danish
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 14, 2018
Runtime: 1h 30m