Carey as: Cassie Willis

Film info:

Release Date: 4 December 2009
Gerne: Drama, Thriller, War
Awards: Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 6 nominations

Plot: 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?

Crew:

Director: Jim Sheridan
Writter: Susanne Bier and Anders Thomas Jensen (motion picture “Brødre”), David Benioff (screenplay)
Co-Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire, Bailee Madison

Trivia:

- Carey Mulligan mentioned in an interview at the Sundance Festival that she got the role after sending an audition tape to America; when they shot her scenes, it was at about 3.00am, and it was largely improvised (something she enjoyed). She called it a “trial by fire”.