Tuesday, May 17, 2011
BASH
Today's film, a NYTimes Critics' Pick is a Danish film
Broderskab / Brotherhood (2009)
This is a film about two men who belong to a Neo-Nazi group and fall in love.
Well, it can happen. All that brotherhood stuff. Close together. Affinity for mosh pits at heavy metal concerts.
I am not making fun of this. It is a serious film.
Given that we are everywhere and that some of us work out or own homophobia on others, it is natural that this film could be very close to life.
The director, in his first film, Nicolo Donato serves up a very convincing story with considerable tension. Are the love scenes realistic and exciting? Yes. Will they be found out? Yes. What will happen? Nothing good.
The two men in this film, Thure Lindhardt and David Dencik, are superb. Working through their feelings as members of the group and their attraction for each other.
I have seen some very happy gay films lately and this will not be one of them. It is difficult to watch and feel the tension of the plot and the thin ice life of the two men.
The story is clean as a whistle. The men are great. The outcome is upsetting. But not too much.
I will give it a 3 out of Netflix5.
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