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Movie Description
French filmmaker Jean-Jacques Annaud is known for tackling profound subject matter in films such as QUEST FOR FIRE, SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET, and ENEMY AT THE GATES. Occasionally he takes refuge in lighter films. After his first successful animal tale, THE BEAR (1989), Annaud's second wildlife film is TWO BROTHERS. Here the focus is two rambunctious, adorable tigers--Kumal and Sangha--who live among ancient temple ruins in the Southeast Asian jungle. They become victims of the garish and gluttonous era of British Colonialism in the early 1900s. Aidan McRory (Guy Pearce), a well-known explorer, hosts lavish hunting parties that are in stark contrast with the untamed wilderness. When he stumbles on the tiger family, McRory kills the adult male tiger, but takes pity on Kumal, the traumatized cub left behind. When McRory is arrested for looting ancient artifacts, little Kumal is sold to the circus where local ringleaders beat him into submission and break his spirit. Meanwhile, Sangha, the second cub, is discovered by Raoul (Freddie Highmore), the son of a powerful local administrator (Jean-Claude Dreyfus), but he is later sent to His Excellency, The Prince (Oanh Nyguen), where he is trained to be a vicious killer. Similar to animal flicks like LONG JOURNEY HOME and NEVER CRY WOLF, Annaud further closes the gap between wildlife documentaries and high drama with the help of topnotch actors such as Pearce and longtime co-writer Alain Godard (with whom he worked on THE NAME OF THE ROSE and ENEMY AT THE GATES).
Film Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - Spanish
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Jean Jacques Annaud - Director
Featurettes - 1. Call Of The Wild
2. Wild About Tigers
3. Tiger Brothers
4. Tiger Trainers
5. Tiger Cam
6. Location Scouting
7. Costume Design
Text/Photo Galleries:
Story Boards
Jean Jacques Annaud's Journal
DVD/ROM Features
THEATRICAL:RELEASE: JUNE 25, 2004
Industry Reviews
"TWO BROTHERS succeeds as an inspirational pastorale and passionate moral brief for animal rights and preservation."
New York Times - Stephen Holden (06/25/2004)
"Imagine the most breathtaking wildlife special you've ever seen, and you're halfway there. Except that these big felines can act as well as any A-lister."
Uncut - Chris Roberts (08/01/2004)
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