Winter Brothers (2017)

Original title

Vinterbrødre

Directed by

Hlynur Pálmason

Genre

drama film

Country

Iceland, Denmark

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

15

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two brothers work together in a limestone mine. Their different personalities create friction between them as they deal with isolation and masculinity.

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What happens

Winter Brothers (Danish: Vinterbrødre) is a 2017 Danish-Icelandic drama film written and directed by Hlynur Pálmason, in his feature-length film debut. It stars Elliott Crosset Hove and Simon Sears as a pair of limestone worker brothers, whose disparate traits collide as issues of masculinity, isolation, and brotherly love are broached. The film won numerous awards, including two Bodil Awards and nine Robert Awards—each of which resulted in victories from their respective ceremonies' highest honor, Best Danish Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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