Brothers Page #3

Synopsis: Before leaving on his second tour in Afghanistan, Marine Captain Sam Cahill, a leader, an athlete, a good husband and father, welcomes his screw-up brother Tommy home from prison. He'd robbed a bank. In country, Sam's helicopter is shot down and all are presumed dead. Back home, while Sam wastes away as a prisoner in a remote encampment, Tommy tries to take care of the widow and her two children. While imprisoned, Sam experiences horrors unbearable, so when he's rescued and returns home, he's silent, detached, without affect, and he's convinced his wife and brother have slept together. Demons of war possess him; what will silence them?
Genre: Drama, War
Director(s): Jim Sheridan
Production: Lionsgate Films
  Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 4 wins & 13 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
58
Rotten Tomatoes:
64%
R
Year:
2009
105 min
$28,501,651
Website
5,902 Views


My name is Private Joe Willis

of the United States Marine Corps.

I was told I was coming here

to fight for my country...

...but now I realized that

Afghanistan belongs to its people.

And we have no business being here.

I love you, Cassie.

Joe Jr, your daddy always loves you.

You have two daughters.

- Great. Great.

- Come on.

Stop.

"Do Not Enter"

"Don't come upstairs, go -"

"This way"

"A little further"

Happy Birthday!

- You like the kitchen.

- I love it. Thank you.

- Mom, this is from Deedee.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

- Can I help you open it?

- Yes, please.

- Is she looking out?

- No, she's occupied with her presents.

- Great job with the kitchen.

- What did he just tell me?

- He said you did a good job on the kitchen.

Okay, go, go.

Happy birthday to you!

Happy birthday to you!

Happy Birthday dear Grace!

Happy Birthday to you!

Blow out the candles!

Come on, come on!

Do it!

- Happy Birthday!

- Happy Birthday Momma!

Thank you!

- Maggie!, Maggie!

- No!

- Maggie, slow down.

- Maggie, be careful.

- What are you doing?

- I wanna get to the ice before my momma.

You gotta wait for her, sweetie.

Everybody loves Maggie.

- Why do you say that?

- Coz she's lovable.

Your dad saved me in that water

right there when we were kids.

You know you're like your dad.

Am I?

Am I like my mom?

Speed and image, yeah.

Accept to yourself, Isabelle

that everybody loves you.

Come on.

I made it!

I talked to her for over an hour.

She said to me that she hadn't

slept right in over three years.

She kept having these nightmares

that I'd come back and shoot her.

And then...

I told her that it was alright,

that I wasn't gonna hurt her.

She just started to cry.

Right there in the bank,

she started to cry.

And...

then she thanked me.

She...

she said that she felt like...

she's safe.

Like she could breathe again.

Then she asked if I wanted

to open up a bank account.

No.

- Swear to God.

- What did you do?

I opened an account.

- I'm proud of you.

I can't wait to start

bouncing checks.

When I was like...

seventeen or eighteen.

I used to listen to this song like...

- ...over and over again.

- Me too!

- Really?

- Why is that so surprising?

I don't know...

I just...

- I took you more for like an NSync fan.

- F*** you.

Give me that.

- Really?

- Really.

You think I'm such a square.

I'm starting to reassess Snoop Dogg.

Just 'cause I'm the cheerleader doesn't...

- Yeah, and you dated a football player.

- I am such a clich.

You were kind of a pain in

the ass, you gotta admit that.

No, I wasn't.

Guys always that girls were stocked up

if they won't talk to them.

I just didn't like you.

You're always drunk and fighting...

I have to get some air.

God!

Captain!

Captain!

Take it.

What do we do?

He has no value for us.

Just a weight on our shoulder.

Waste of food and water.

Kill him.

Pick up the pipe.

Pick it up.

You have a family?

Do you want to see them again?

Pick up the pipe!

- Captain.

- It's you or him.

Kill him or I will kill you.

Kill him!

- Kill him or I will cut his head off.

- Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

There!

I brought you some molding.

Hey look, I don't wanna ruin anything, alright.

I just wanna be able to come over and see the girls.

Please, I would love you

to come, see the girls.

We just miss Sam.

Yeah.

That's Hank.

You still had it, huh.

When did you ever learn to be so handy?

- Got one there!

- Open fire, I got two more!

- All on board. We're moving forward.

- Come on, let's go.

Raise your hands!

- Stop right there!

- Raise your hands up. Come to me.

Come on, get your hands up.

Get your hands up right here.

Get down.

Are you a marine?

Cahill? Is that your name?

Is there anyone else with you?

Coming!

Get up! Get up!

We need a nose.

Nose!

Nose!

- Here.

- There goes the nose.

He is looking fat, guys.

Did you teach them how to throw

snowballs coz they can't even hit me.

I can defeat you!

Maybe I should give you the mask.

- Oh come on.

- Issy, are you okay?

- Issy?

- Are you okay?

- Grace?

- Sucker! Sucker!

Get him! Get him!

Hello.

Yes, this is she.

You see this cheater player over here, huh.

Come on, you freaked me out.

What?

What's going on?

- Uncle Tommy she grabbed me hair.

- I'm sorry, I wanna keep playing.

- Can I go out?

- Not yet.

- Why?

- Coz we have to be patient.

- Sir.

- Welcome home, Sam.

Daddy!

- We miss you so much.

- I miss you too.

My babies.

- Don't cry.

- I love crying.

Let me take a picture.

Come on, come on, hurry.

Do you like it? Do you like it?

- It's amazing.

- I think he likes it.

- Who did it?

- Me.

- You did.

- And Uncle Tommy.

Uncle Tommy and three amigos.

Are you tired, honey?

- Come get in bed, everyone.

- This is fun.

- We missed you, daddy.

- Me too.

My girls.

And it's all so right.

Can I get up, mom?

Dad, it's not bedtime.

I locked that door.

It's broken.

I'm just gonna finish shaving.

"Hero's Body Comes Home"

- Banged up a little, huh.

- Yeah.

Can't you take that down to the mechanic?

Yeah, I got...

nothing else to do.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Is that...After I got back from 'Nam

you know, I can't talk to your mother.

I guess I...take it out on you and Tommy.

I don't know why.

If you ever wanna talk

let me know.

Are you okay?

You're good.

Better than I thought.

You look good out there with them.

Thanks for taking care of them.

- I didn't expect that.

- It comes natural, you know.

It makes me start to think, you know.

Grace is something, huh.

Did you f*** her?

What, are you kidding?

I'd understand.

- You thought I was dead.

- Stop it.

Tommy.

I could forgive you.

What's going on with your head?

What's making you think that?

You guys just look like

two teenagers in love out there.

Really.

I mean, you know...

You can't deny that.

You can tell me.

You gotta tell me, you understand?

- I know you slept at my house.

- Sam... Sam...

Don't bullshit me.

Joe Jr., come back.

Cassie, it's fine.

Ever since his dad died I can't

let him out of my sight.

Look at him!

He's got a mind of his own.

I had this nightmare where

Joe was looking up at me.

And he's trying to tell me something.

He's trying to talk to me.

His teeth just fall out off

his mouth and there's blood...

and I'm scrabbling around picking them up.

And then last night,

your husband was there...

and he looks at my hand and he takes

my hand and looks at my wedding ring

and he just smiles at me.

- Did he say anything?

- No, he just smiled.

But I hated him.

In the dream, I hated

him for being alive.

That's why I came over

to apologize, I'm sorry.

I'm sick of feeling like this

all the time I wanna forgive them.

I wanna be able to forgive them.

For Joe Jr....

He knows.

He's just like his daddy who

knows exactly what I'm thinking.

Where are you going, huh?

- Sam.

- Hi.

Did you see him die?

No.

Did you hear anything?

Was he on his own?

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David Benioff

David Benioff (born David Friedman; September 25, 1970) is an American novelist, screenwriter and television producer. He is the co-creator and showrunner of the widely acclaimed award-winning HBO series Game of Thrones. more…

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