Brothers at War

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Brothers at War

R

2009

1h 52m

Documentary

War

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Filmmaker Jake Rademacher embeds himself with four combat units, as he documents his brothers' experiences as soldiers in Iraq. Rademacher witnesses secret reconnaissance missions on the Syrian border, sniper "hide sites" in the Sunni Triangle and fierce gun battles with the Iraqi Army. After Rademacher follows his brothers home to the U.S., he records the ripple effect their life-threatening work has had on friends and family.

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

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

Rated: 3/5

May 15, 2009

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Kyle Smith

New York Post

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.

Rated: 3/4

May 8, 2009

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Laura Kern

New York Times

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.

Rated: 1.5/5

May 8, 2009

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Elias Savada

Film Threat

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

Rated: 3/5

Jul 11, 2015

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Sonny Bunch

Washington Times

Combining footage from the home front and the front lines, Brothers at War is the first comprehensive examination of life in Iraq through the eyes of a soldier and his loved ones.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 30, 2009

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Matthew Nestel

Boxoffice Magazine

The thoughtful work walks a few paces in soldiers' boots.

Rated: 3/5

May 7, 2009

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Real heroism in this excellent documentary. God bless our troops!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

Amazing, though provoking. Thank you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

its an interesting view from the inside about soldiers and their families. It's the real thing, with all the bad and good.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

Great documentary that gives you frontline action and short sojourns home by the soldiers. Each group the director goes out to recon with has a stand-out character all their own. The line between civilian life and being on the front line is a chasm some cannot cross. Well done for its ability to stay politically neutral, for the most part, and actual combat footage the director expereinced.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

Good documentary that takes you into combat in Iraq and the battle that is fought on the home front. It is worth a look.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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This is a documentary about a filmmaker who does two embeds in Iraq in an attempt to be closer to his two brothers (who have both done tours there in the US Army). The first half is a bit slow, but it successfully sets up the powerful and moving second half.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Jake Rademacher embeds himself with four combat units, as he documents his brothers' experiences as soldiers in Iraq. Rademacher witnesses secret reconnaissance missions on the Syrian border, sniper "hide sites" in the Sunni Triangle and fierce gun battles with the Iraqi Army. After Rademacher follows his brothers home to the U.S., he records the ripple effect their life-threatening work has had on friends and family.

Director: Jake Rademacher
Producer: Norman S. Powell, Jake Rademacher
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Company
Rating: R (A Brief War Image|Language)
Genre: Documentary, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 13, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 12, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $152.8K
Runtime: 1h 52m

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