Two Brothers

Adventure, Drama, Family

Guy Pearce	Aidan McRory
Jean-Claude Dreyfus	Administrator Normandin
Freddie Highmore	Young Raoul
Oanh Nguyen	His Excellency
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu	Mrs. Normandin
Moussa Maaskri	Saladin
Vincent Scarito	Zerbino
Maï Anh Le	Naï-Rea
Jaran Phetjareon	The Village Chief (as Jaran Phetjareon 'Sitao')
Stéphanie Lagarde	Miss Paulette
Mai Anh Le	Nai-Rea
Stephanie Lagarde	Paulette

Director	Jean-Jacques Annaud
Producer	Jake Eberts
Writer	Alain Godard; Jean-Jacques Annaud

Doing for tigers what The Bear did for Grizzlies and Kodiaks, Two Brothers offers lush adventure with a message that anyone can take to heart. French filmmaker Jean-Jacques Annaud directed both films, blessing them with his keen eye for beauty and a love for wildlife that's as impassioned as it is infectious. This time, the adorable critters are Kumal and Sangha, sibling tiger cubs in French Indochina circa 1920, separated when a treasure-hunting adventurer (Guy Pearce) inadvertently leads them to capture. He makes amends by defending their right to freedom, but before that can happen, the now-grown tigers must endure cruel treatment that younger viewers (and sensitive adults) may find somewhat traumatic. There's a purpose to their ordeal, however, and Annaud (along with a world-class tiger trainer, 30 different tigers, and minimal use of digital trickery) films this uplifting story as a child's fable, with equal measures of danger and irresistible charm. As a family-friendly plea to protect endangered tigers everywhere, Two Brothers is cute, cuddly, and easily recommended. --Jeff Shannon