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Brothers   2004         R, 110 min. Genre: Foreign / Drama Director: Susanne Bier   Cast: Connie Nielsen, Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Bent Mejding, Solbjorg Hojfeldt, Sarah Juel Werner, Rebecca Logstrup, Niels Olsen, Paw Henriksen, Lars Hjortshoj, Tom Mannion   Two brothers—military officer, family man Michael (Ulrich Thomsen) and alcoholic, ex-con Jannik (Nikolai Lie Kaas)—exchange places in the family when Michael's wife, Sarah (Connie Nielsen), gets word that his helicopter has been shot down over Afghanistan. Jannik cleans up his act, finds a job, and helps Sarah with the children. When Michael does return from Afghanistan, the tables are turned, and it is Michael, not Jannik, who suffers psychological problems after being held in captivity.