Fresh
An unsparing neo-noir with the structure and inevitability of classic drama...
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
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Brotherhood
Overview
Former Danish servicemen Lars and Jimmy are thrown together while training in a neo-Nazi group. Moving from hostility through grudging admiration to friendship and finally passion, events take a darker turn when their illicit relationship is uncovered.
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69%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Within the group, the confusion between rough, homoerotic fellowship among straight men and homosexuality (or the threat of it) sets up a paranoid electric charge.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Rotten
Adding hot naked men to a predictable narrative doesn't equal titillating or taboo; it just means you've dressed up a messy melodrama.
David Fear, Time Out New York
Fresh
Sounds trashy, sounds silly, but first-time director Nicolo Donato, who wrote the screenplay with Rasmus Birch, and a superb ensemble refuse to wink, resulting in a film that constantly subverts expectation.
Chuck Wilson, Village Voice
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