Two Brothers (2004)

Release date: 2004-06-25
Country: France|UK
Language: English|Thai|French
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Production Co: Pathé, Pathé Renn Productions, Two Brothers Productions
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Rating: 7.1/10
Length: 1h 49min

Storyline

1920s Indochina. In the wild, a pair of adult tigers have just had a litter of two male cubs. It is a loving family unit, with the two brothers having a bond through their adventurous spirit. In different incidents, the cubs are captured individually, and although both in captivity live very different lives. Their individual captures were directly or indirectly associated with the work of Aidan McRory, a treasure and big game hunter, whose main goal is to make as much money for himself by selling his largely illegally obtained artifacts and animal parts at auction in Europe. Through the process, he has an emotional connection with one of the cubs, who is eventually named Kumal, but of who he eventually loses track. The cubs' lives are affected negatively by a number of other people who are working solely toward their own end goals, but the other cub, who is eventually named Sangha, also makes an emotional human connection to a young boy named Raoul Normandin, the son of the area ...

Plot Keywords

number in title, statue, crate, accidental death, fire, relic, divorce, brother brother relationship, cambodia, dog, escape, hunting, violence, animal abuse, interracial relationship, hunter, 1920s, circus, jungle, tiger

Short Review

This is a family movie on a grand scale, enhanced by lush cinematography and throbbing music, with a minimum of dialogue and an endless assortment of thrills.