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Two Brothers

2004 · 109 min

A lush, heartfelt animal adventure that swings between tender cub antics and the cruelty of captivity, ending on a soothing note.

Tagline
Two infant tiger cubs, separated from their parents and each other.
Overview
Two tigers are separated as cubs and taken into captivity, only to be reunited years later as enemies by an explorer (Pearce) who inadvertently forces them to fight each other.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • freedom
  • betrayal
  • nature
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
adventure, drama, family
Directed by
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Written by
Alain Godard, Jean-Jacques Annaud
Starring
Guy Pearce, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Freddie Highmore, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Moussa Maaskri, Vincent Scarito, Maï Anh Le, Jaran Petcharoen
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
109 min
Country
France, United Kingdom
Languages
English, French, Thai

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