Winter Brothers Explained

Winter Brothers
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Director:Hlynur Pálmason
Starring:Michael Brostrup
Distributor:Øst for Paradis
Runtime:94 minutes[1]
Country:Denmark
Language:Danish

Winter Brothers (Danish: '''Vinterbrødre''') is a 2017 Danish drama film directed by Hlynur Pálmason. It won several awards, including the 2018 Bodil Award for Best Danish Film.

Release

Winter Brothers (Danish: Vinterbrødre) debuted in the Concorso internazionale section at the 2017 Locarno Film Festival on 3 August 2017.[2] [3] It was screened in the Discovery section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 89%, based on nine reviews, and an average rating of 7.5/10.[5]

Film critic Jessica Kiang of Variety magazine called the film "an impressively original, auspiciously idiosyncratic debut, one that scratches away at truths about masculinity, lovelessness and isolation, that are no less true for being all but inexpressible". Film critic Neil Young of The Hollywood Reporter called it "a confidently handled, promisingly edgy feature debut from Copenhagen-based, Icelandic writer-director Hlynur Palmason".

Accolades

Winter Brothers won the 2018 Bodil Award for Best Danish Film.[6] [7]

At the 2018 Robert Awards, the film won both the Robert Award for Best Danish Film as well as eight other merit awards: Pàlmason for Best Director, Crosset Hove for Best Actor, Carmen Sonne for Best Supporting Actress, as well as the Roberts for Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Sound Design, Best Costume Design, and the Robert Award for Best Makeup.[8] [9]

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2018Bodil Awards[10] Best Danish FilmHlynur Pálmason
Best ActorElliot Crosset Hove
Best Supporting ActorSimon Sears
Best CinematographyMaria von Hausswolf

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Winter Brothers': Locarno Review . Allan Hunter . 3 August 2017 . 2 December 2019 . ScreenDaily . 12 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200812035401/https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/winter-brothers-locarno-review/5120561.article . live .
  2. News: 'Winter Brothers' ('Vinterbrodre'): Film Review – Locarno 2017 . Neil . Young . . 14 August 2017 . 20 January 2018 . 13 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201113023717/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/winter-brothers-vinterbrodre-1029062 . live .
  3. Web site: Film Review: 'Winter Brothers' . Jessica . Kiang . . . 5 August 2017 . 8 September 2017 . 18 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190418043147/https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/winter-brothers-review-1202513383/ . live .
  4. Web site: Toronto Film Festival Adds International Films, Talks With Angelina Jolie and Javier Bardem . Steve . Pond . . 22 August 2017 . 28 August 2017 . 15 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180615110959/https://www.thewrap.com/toronto-film-festival-adds-international-films-angelina-jolie-javier-bardem/ . live .
  5. Web site: Winter Brothers (2018) . . . 19 July 2018 . 6 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210806040520/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/winter_brothers . live .
  6. Web site: Ellegaard . Christian . Kun 9.957 danskere har set den: Nu vinder 'Vinterbrødre' endnu en filmpris – Film og serier . DR . 17 March 2018 . da . 23 June 2021 . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204601/https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/film/kun-9957-danskere-har-set-den-nu-vinder-vinterbroedre-endnu-en-filmpris . live .
  7. Web site: Christensen . Claus . Bruun . Nicki . Vinterbrødre vinder kritikernes Bodilpris . Filmmagasinet Ekko . da . 17 March 2018 . 23 June 2021 . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624212139/https://www.ekkofilm.dk/artikler/vinterbrodre-vinder-ved-bodil/ . live .
  8. Web site: Vinterbrødre vinder Robert for årets danske film . Kristeligt Dagblad . 4 February 2018 . da . 23 June 2021 . 24 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624210334/https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/kultur/vinterbroedre-vinder-robert-aarets-danske-film . live .
  9. Web site: Winter Brothers conquers the 34th Robert Awards . Cineuropa – the best of european cinema . 5 February 2018 . 23 June 2021 . 11 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210411102745/https://www.cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/346734/ . live .
  10. Web site: 2018 Bodil Awards . . 26 March 2018 . 27 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180327003848/http://www.bodilprisen.dk/aar-for-aar/2018-2/ . live .