Brothers (M)

Brothers tells the powerful story of two siblings, thirtysomething Captain Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire) and younger brother Tommy Cahill (Jake Gyllenhaal), who are polar opposites. A Marine about to embark on his fourth tour of duty, Sam is a steadfast family man married to his high school sweetheart, the aptly named Grace (Natalie Portman), with whom he has two young daughters (Bailee Madison, Taylor Grace Geare). Tommy, his charismatic younger brother, is a drifter just out of jail who’s always gotten by on wit and charm. He slides easily into his role as family provocateur on his first night out of prison. Shipped out of Afghanistan, Sam is presumed dead when his Black Hawk helicopter is shot down in the mountains. But Sam is not dead but subjected to inhuman treatment at the hands of the Taliban. At the same time that Sam`s sense of self is being destroyed, Tommy`s self-image is strengthening at home. And in the grief and strangeness of their new lives, Grace and Tommy are naturally drawn together.