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  • Brothers at War
  • Opened March 13, 2009 | Runtime:1 hr. 50 min.
  • R
    language and a brief war image
  • The documentary film follows Jake Rademacher in his directorial debut as he sets out to understand the experience, sacrifice, and motivation of his two brothers serving in Iraq. Unprecedented access to US and Iraqi combat units take Jake behind the Read More
  • Director: Jake Rademacher
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Documentary

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    Brothers At War

    by Jamt

    This is a great film that shows how all family members are affected with a family member away at war. I love the strength from a blended family, all working together & helping each other. The camaraderie between brothers was so interesting & really came through in the film. It was typical that Jake, older and very accomplished, was very concerned about what Joe, younger, yet, very serious, thought about him. I love that the theme centered around all the members of the family.

    It was so touching at the end when Joe & all his soldiers were lined up to board the plane to deploy into harm's way. Those of us who have been there, felt a terrible tug at our heart strings watching our sons, daughters, husbands, brothers, etc., march off to war.

    Our pride for our deployed troops is immense. We are so grateful for their courage & bravery & they stand tall as heroes to all of us. We all can't sit around like "couch potatos" & watch Idol. God Bless our Troops. Thanks, Jake

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    Brothers at War

    by rottiedawg

    I was excited about seeing this movie after seeing the trailer. I was concerned though it was going to be another biased approach to the war and try to send out some political message. I was glad to see that Jake Rademacher left his opinions of the war behind.

    I'll leave the film background out since by now you have already read it numerous times. I thought his original intentions for making the film were more of a personal Vision Quest journey to prove that he could do it, but along the way he found a story that needed to be told. Most civilians only get to see what the media wants them to see regarding the war. Jake shows us that there is a Son and a Brother fighting over there. They have families back home also struggling with the separations.

    I think its an important film which every American should see. It leaves a lot of open questions and missed opportunities, but that's what was appealing. It isn't your everyday war documentary. It's much more, its a journey worth taking.

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    See the movie. Applaud. Thank a Soldier.

    by CommGuy

    Better categorized as a documentary than a movie, ?Brothers at War? kept a tight grip on my attention from beginning to end. The film follows director Jake Rademacher into Iraq as he seeks to understand not only his two brothers? experience, but their motivation as soldiers.

    Jake discovers more than he expected as he takes us into close quarters with the soldiers who do our national leaders? bidding in an effort to maintain stability in a chaotic world.

    I was skeptical at the pre-release press, thinking it would be yet another political message from Hollywood - but that?s far from the truth of ?Brothers at War?. The movie is an intimate family portrait, and a fine tribute to the sacrifice and dedication of the young men and women who have chosen to serve and defend their country in the Armed Forces.

    Note to the prudish: *F* Bombs are abundant. I?ve personally spent many years in close contact with soldiers, and the flow of the language is much less vulgar than it is real. Howe

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  • 75
    New York Post | Kyle Smith

    This documentary, which begins at a low key, gradually becomes intense and...

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    An honest, on-the-ground documentary about the lives of Americans fighting...

  • 70
    The New York Times | Laura Kern

    Well shot but generically scored, Brothers at War has its share of potent...

  • 63
    Chicago Tribune | Michael Phillips

    Made with the full cooperation of the Pentagon, Brothers at War makes the war...

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