Mellem Brødre
| Between Brothers | |
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 Movie Poster | |
| Directed by | Per Klostergaard |
| Screenplay by |
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| Produced by | Emil Hebsang Nielsen |
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| Music by | Jannik Lassen |
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Release date | 10 April 2010 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Littland |
| Language | Littish |
| Budget | 117 million p. |
| Box office | 318.6 million p. |
Between Brothers (Littish: Mellem Brødre) is a 2010 war movie directed by Per Klostergaard and starring William Sand, Joachim Krag and Alexandra Øster. The movie depicts the Littish Civil War and shows major historical events such as the Gistrup Massacre, Storming of Tinghuset, Battle of Frankerup among others. The movie follows the Trelleborg family as Kristian (William Sand) and Jonas (Joachim Krag) are fighting for opposite sites of the civil war with their mother Josefine (Alexandra Øster) trying to maintain old traditions in their village. Other actors like Morten Ulfborg, Kenneth Dragør, Nikolaj Mollerup and Theodor Kvium star in supporting roles.
The movie was announced in March 2008, with director Per Klostergaard signing a deal with Bravo Broadcasting following failed negotiations with LTV. During the summer casting was done and William Sand and Joachim Krag was casted for the main brothers and by August 2008 filming had begun. Composer Jannik Lassen started on the soundtrack as filming wrapped up in February 2009.
Between Brothers premiered on 9 April 2010 and was released the following day across Littland. The movie was made available on DVD, Blu-ray and BravoNetwork on 1 June. The movie was a critical and financial success, grossing 318.6 million Littish Penning. The movie won 4 awards at the 48th Einar Awards, those being Best Original Score, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture.
Plot
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Cast
- William Sand as Kristian "Stranden" Trelleborg
- Joachim Krag as Jonas Trelleborg
- Alexandra Øster as Josefine Trelleborg
- Morten Ulfborg as Martin Feldt
- Maria Bodilsen as Katrine Arten
- Kenneth Dragør as Walter Nordskov
- Ernst Solkær as Otto Reborg
- Peter Ring as Vilhelm Einarsen
- Nikolaj Mollerup as Preben Asklev
- Svend Nowak as Kasper Król
- Theodor Kvium as Roch Busk
- Carsten Kristoffersen as Kristian Hammergaard
Production
Music
The movies soundtrack was released on 24 April 2010. The score was composed by Jannik Lassen, a close friend of Per Klostergaard, who has frequently made soundtracks for Klostergaards movies.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Landskab" | 1:05 |
| 2. | "Du Skal Kravle Før Du Kan Gå" | 5:31 |
| 3. | "Strejke" | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Søndag" | 6:03 |
| 5. | "Et Enkelt Skud" | 0:41 |
| 6. | "Bedre Sent End Aldrig" | 3:21 |
| 7. | "Altid Frejdig Når Du Går" | 1:13 |
| 8. | "Hjælp Dig Selv" | 2:30 |
| 9. | "Fra Hus Til Hus" | 7:19 |
| 10. | "Overfald" | 4:20 |
| 11. | "Natteravne" | 4:56 |
| 12. | "En Bakke" | 2:11 |
| 13. | "Udsyn" | 3:36 |
| 14. | "Med Lov Skal Land Bygges" | 4:07 |
| 15. | "Morgen Er Kommet" | 1:29 |
| 16. | "Altid Frejdig Når Du Går - Reprise" | 2:06 |
| Total length: | 53:56 | |
The cover for Altid Frejdig Når Du Går, a Littish psalm, was done by Lyndby Church Choir while the reprise was done by the actors.
The translated text for the psalm goes as follows:
Always bold, when you go
ways, that god dare know,
even if that goal you reach
is at worlds end only.
Never cower for darkness,
the stars will always shine,
with a prayer in your heart,
will you never shudder.
Fight for all that you hold dear,
die, if that's what it takes,
then life is not difficult,
but death is not either.
Release
Between Brothers premiered on 9 April 2010 at the cinema in Guldbrandcenteret and was released across the country the following day. Approximately 50 million Littish Penning was used for marketing promoting the movie up to its release. The movie was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 1 June 2010 and was made available on BravoNetwork the same day.
Reception
Between Brothers was meet with critical acclaim upon its release with many critics pointing out the strong characters, breathtaking scenes, moving soundtrack and its depiction of the war. Metacritic shows the movie with an average score of 82 out of 100 based on critics as of April 2020. Between Brothers received 9 nominations for various awards at the 48th Einar Awards, Littlands movie awards show, and won 4 awards, those being Best Original Score, Best Actor (for William Sand), Best Director (for Per Klostergaard) and Best Picture. Between Brothers did well at the box office, grossing 318.6 million Littish Penning. It was also the first Littish movie to gross over 1 million in just a single day.
Historical accuracy
A couple of day after its release, Between Brothers came under controversy as its depiction of the Battle of Frankerup and the death of Walter Nordskov as being romanticized. The scenes in question, show both fictional atrocities committed by socialists and Nordskovs death as being more cruel than the historical records show. Historically Nordskov show himself before socialist soldiers could capture him, in the movie however there is a tense standoff between Nordskov and socialist soldiers. Director Per Klostergaard responded to these criticisms by pointing to that the movie opens with "Inspired by real events", rather than being based on them.