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The music throughout is wonderful and you wish there was more of it, including concert footage.
Trish Crawford, Toronto Star
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Brothers
Overview
A film about the close relationship between two brothers. Markus (10) and Lukas (7) live in an old, yellow townhouse in the middle of Oslo. The river runs close to their home. A paradise in the heart of a big city. Here the brothers grow up with their dreams and longings for the future.
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Fresh
The players' upbringing - which involved early-morning lessons with "Pops," and the presence of two of the three mothers with whom he had children - exerts a fascination.
Nicolas Rapold, New York Times
Fresh
We see Phil's sons honoring him while going their own ways in a years-long effort to find the right pitch.
Aaron Cutler, Village Voice
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