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Two estranged, street-fighting brothers David and Monty square off against each other in a mixed martial arts tournament. Two brothers, two fighters, and one ultimate fight.
20 October 1953, Bombay, State of Bombay, India
16 January 1985, Delhi, India
2 June 1985, Colombo, Sri Lanka
30 April 1974, Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands
13 January 1981, Brooklyn, New York, USA
9 September 1967, Amritsar, Punjab, India
21 September 1980, Mumbai, Maharahstra, India
7 June 1992, Mumbai, Maharahstra, India
31 August 1965, Worblaufen BE, Switzerland
4 February 1961, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
21 October 1944, Hasan Abdal, Punjab, British India
10 November 1967, Gadarwara, Madhya Pradesh, India
1 February 1957, Udgir, State of Bombay, India
August 14, 2015
Brothers: Blood Against Blood is a surprisingly fast-paced and engaging drama rooted in subjects that never grow old.August 14, 2015
The story of estranged sibling rivals cage-fighting in a mixed martial arts tournament dovetails with Bollywood's classic good brother-versus-bad brother trope.August 19, 2015
Bollywood. . .culturally adapted remake of "Warrior". . . to the alleys, waterfront, melodrama, and music of Mumbai. . . is surprisingly moving fraternal bonding.October 27, 2015
Viewers willing to embrace its skillful and emotionally real depiction of a man making impossible choices -- and especially fans of Akshay Kumar ready to see him excel in a physically and emotionally challenging role -- will be well rewarded.August 17, 2015
Almost all the second-half drama feels sketchily conceived; that canvas of narrative and thematic groundwork O'Connor set down before his brothers in arms went head-to-head simply hasn't travelled.August 13, 2015
Some judgmental errors are so glaring that it's hard to think them as continuity mistakes.August 14, 2015
As David's trainer tells him: "The world is cruel, master. It laughs at your pain." And it applauds your pain, too, especially the punishing physical kind. It's up to you to keep the tears flowing.August 14, 2015
This story of a fractured family is high on manipulative cinematic tools but fails to make an emotional connection. What stays with you are the no-holds-barred action sequences and the hummable theme tune.