Brothers at War

Name: Brothers at War
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2009-03-13
Rating: 4.5

DocumentaryHistory1h 50m

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70%

Tomatometer

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68%

Popcornmeter

4.5

TMDB

Storyline

BROTHERS AT WAR is an intimate portrait of an American family during a turbulent time. Jake Rademacher sets out to understand the experience, sacrifice, and motivation of his two brothers serving in Iraq. The film follows Jake’s exploits as he risks everything—including his life—to tell his brothers’ story.

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Details

DirectorJake Rademacher

ReleasedMar 13, 2009

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideRUS

Studios

Samuel Goldwyn Films

Summit Entertainment

Reviews

6 reviews · 5 critics

4 fresh · 1 rotten

Gary Goldstein

RTLos Angeles TimesMay 15, 2009

Rademacher's vigorous commitment to making the documentary, as well as to his large, close-knit family, deserves respect.

Kyle Smith

RTNew York PostMay 8, 2009

Brothers at War would be interesting enough if it merely observed soldiers in their element as they chill behind friendly lines, but this documentary, which begins at a low key, gradually becomes intense and psychologically complicated.

Laura Kern

RTNew York TimesMay 8, 2009

Insights shared by those left behind sharpen the focus on the sacrifices made by those who go off to war -- a message that might have been clearer were the film not so self-serving.

Elias Savada

RTFilm ThreatJul 11, 2015

A nicely done piece for such a personal story: harrowing, heroic, and occasionally gripping.