
1920s Indochina. In the wild, a pair of adult tigers have just had a litter of two male cubs. It is a loving family unit, with the two brothers having a bond through their adventurous spirit. In different incidents, the cubs are captured individually, and although both in captivity live very different lives. Their individual captures were directly or indirectly associated with the work of Aidan McRory, a treasure and big game hunter, whose main goal is to make as much money f... (Full plot summary below)
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1920s Indochina. In the wild, a pair of adult tigers have just had a litter of two male cubs. It is a loving family unit, with the two brothers having a bond through their adventurous spirit. In different incidents, the cubs are captured individually, and although both in captivity live very different lives. Their individual captures were directly or indirectly associated with the work of Aidan McRory, a treasure and big game hunter, whose main goal is to make as much money for himself by selling his largely illegally obtained artifacts and animal parts at auction in Europe. Through the process, he has an emotional connection with one of the cubs, who is eventually named Kumal, but of who he eventually loses track. The cubs' lives are affected negatively by a number of other people who are working solely toward their own end goals, but the other cub, who is eventually named Sangha, also makes an emotional human connection to a young boy named Raoul Normandin, the son of the area administrator. Similar to Kumal and Aidan, Raoul eventually loses track of his tiger friend. The second year of the cubs' lives, they now full fledged adult tigers, is different than their first, with a question being how their individual experiences in captivity will affect how they function in their much different new environments. Both Aidan and Raoul are determined to do whatever necessary to make sure what happens to the tigers are for the benefit of the lives they should be leading based on their history, with Aidan and Raoul perhaps having a different perspective on what that actually is.
Leave your thoughts about Two Brothers.
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)It's refreshing to see an animal movie in which the animals don't talk, sing or cooperate in the marketing of fast-food restaurants. |
| L.A. WeeklyWalter ChawAnnaud presents a meticulously structured fable about the importance of family, particularly the relationship of fathers and sons, to both man and beast. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranOnly the tigers, beautiful and dangerous, maintain their integrity. By staying true to themselves, they make nothing else matter. |
| Palo Alto WeeklyTyler HanleyAlthough the lulled pacing of Two Brothers could put an insomniac in slumber land, the film's leading felines are more captivating than most high-paid Hollywood stars. |
| Los Angeles Daily NewsGlenn WhippWhenever Annaud focuses on the tigers, the wordless action is beautifully shot and amazing to watch. |
| CinemaBlend.comTiffany SanchezWhen it comes to live-action animal dramas, no one does them quite like Jean-Jacques Annaud. |
| Hollywood.comKit BowenDirector Jean-Jacques Annaud has done it again--a film that delights, saddens, gives hope and fully captures the spirit of the majestic tiger. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordThe final confrontation...is suspenseful and ironic...[but] the filmmaker should have shown more responsibility in depicting Raoul's interaction with his former pet |
| Decent Films GuideSteven D. GreydanusAnnaud's skill and subtlety elevate what is basically a fable-like throwback to the sort of live-action features Disney made in the 50s... so far the year's best family film. |
| Common Sense MediaNell MinowStunningly beautiful, but too intense for little kids. |