The Brothers Lionheart
Seen it?1977 | 102 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Family
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- A natural pick for anyone who likes secrets inside secrets and people who love a good family story. Nobody is quite who they seem. Same wavelength as The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers or The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Anyone with siblings or parents will recognize something here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Bright and bouncy, at 1 hr 42 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Swedish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1977: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.
After brothers Jonathan and Crusty pass away, they reunite in Nangijala, the land of eternal spring. Casting a long shadow over their world is the tyrant Tengil, ruler of the country Karmanjaka, where he’s building his new fortress up in the Ancient Mountains.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
Our audience score: 58%
- AwardsBelow par
2 wins and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 6K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Olle Hellbom
- Staffan GötestamJonatan
- Lars SöderdahlSkorpan
- Allan EdwallMattias
- Gunn WållgrenSofia
- Folke HjortJossi
- Per OscarssonOrvar
- Tommy JohnsonHubert
- Jan NygrenVeder
- Micha GabayKader
- Georg ÅrlinTengil