Winner Of 8 Film Awards
“Imaginative And Immensely Engrossing…” Ruthe Stein, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
 “A Meticulous, Nuanced, Hugely Powerful Drama…” Kirk Honeycutt, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
“Has An Exact Sense Of Emotional Truth And A Respect For The Intricacy Of Character.” Kenneth Turan, Times Staff Writer, LOS ANGELES TIMES
“This Is Powerful, Intelligent Filmmaking Filled With Emotional Resonance.” Tom Long, DETROIT NEWS
“Again Shows What Skilled Artists Can Do With A Story That Might Have Ended Up Filled With Cliches.” Gunnar Rehlin, VARIETY
Michael (Ulrich Thomsen) has everything under control: a successful military career, a beautiful wife (Connie Nielsen) and two daughters. His younger brother Jannik (Nikolaj Lie Kass) is a drifter, living on the edge of the law. When Michael is sent to Afghanistan on a UN mission the balance between the two brothers changes forever. Michael is missing in action – presumed dead – and Sarah is comforted by Jannik, who against all odds takes responsibility for himself and the family. It soon becomes clear that their feelings have developed beyond mutual sympathy. When Michael comes home, traumatized by being held prisoner in the mountains of Afghanistan, nothing is the same…