Brothers
ā 6.8 Ā· 2004 Ā· 117m Ā· Drama Ā· War
A Danish officer, Michael, is sent away to theĀ International Security Assistance ForceĀ operation inĀ AfghanistanĀ for three months. His first mission there is to find a youngĀ radarĀ technician who had been separated from his squad some days earlier. While on the search, hisĀ helicopterĀ is shot down and he is taken as aĀ prisoner of war, but is reported dead to the family.
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