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Two Brothers [Widescreen]

Actor(s): Guy Pearce, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Freddie Highmore, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Moussa Maaskri
Director(s): Jean-Jacques Annaud
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: PG
Content Advisory: Violence, Watch With Your Kids, Scary Moments
Movie Release: 2004
DVD Release: 12/21/2004
Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish
Subtitles: French, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 45 mins
Studio: Universal Studios
Total Copies: 11
Genres: Adventure, Animal Picture, Family-Oriented Adventure
See Also: Two Brothers [Fullscreen], Two Brothers [Fullscreen], Two Brothers [Fullscreen]

DVD Synopsis

Like The Bear, director Jean-Jacques Annaud's acclaimed animal picture released 15 years prior, Two Brothers offers a family-friendly epic as told through the eyes of its four-legged protagonists, who, in this case, are sibling tiger cubs Koumal and Sangha. Though a life in the jungles of French colonial Indochina circa the 1920s seemed certain, the cubs are separated shortly after their birth when the notorious hunter Aidan McRory (Guy Pearce) kills their father. Koumal is whisked away to a circus, where he is cruelly beaten into submission and forced to perform tricks to earn his keep. Sangha fares better at first -- he lands in the posh estate of a French government official who wants the big cat to serve as a companion for his lonely son, though a series of unforeseen circumstances ultimately finds Sangha in the hands of a man determined to turn him into an aggressive prizefighter. Understandably, neither tiger is happy with his arrangements, and both escape captivity in hopes of returning to the jungle. Unfortunately for them, the prospect of two loose tigers is hardly comforting for the locals, who quickly demand that McRory kill the cubs before they threaten the safety of the village. Once McRory finds the tigers in their natural habitat, however, he faces a crisis of conscience he hadn't thought possible. Two Brothers also features Jean-Claude Dreyfus and Freddie Highmore. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide

Actors

Guy Pearce - Aidan McRory
Jean-Claude Dreyfus - Eugene Normandin
Freddie Highmore - Raoul
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu - Madame Mathilde Normandin
Moussa Maaskri - Saladin

Member Movie Reviews

Jo V. (Jo) from BOTHELL, WA wrote on 12/23/2008...

0 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.

a totally Disnified story. Guaranteed to give a completely erroneous view of a predator's life. Should have been done as a cartoon.

Duane S. (superpoet) from FORT WORTH, TX wrote on 4/23/2008...

1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

I totally agree with WNBC-TV's Jeffrey Lyons's quote," This is the best family film of the year!" The year was 2004, but in 2008, it still rings true for this viewer.
The story begins with the birth of the brothers. The mother is killed by a professional hunter. One of the cubs is captured and taken to a circus. The other tiger is taken to a gov't consul to be his child's pet. After disrupting everything in the household and maiming the family dog, the tiger is taken secretly to the country's president to be put into his private zoo. The president has a contest between the two tigers, but they are unable to kill each other. The president is enraged. They escape and are to be killed, but escape the fire trap set for them. The movie ends lovingly with both tigers in the jungle.
Three tigers in the film are "killed" : the cubs's parents and a circus tiger. If you have children under 6, you might have to view this with them. The killing isn't brutal, but to some chldren might be too intense.