 Along with "Kongekabale", this was the most successful and best  reviewed Danish film of the year in its native country. However,  neither of these two films was submitted to the Oscars as the  Foreign Film from Denmark. A jury decided to sent a documentary  film, "De fem benspænd", which had only been attended by 12,532  people in Danish theaters. This story made headlines, and Danish  film producers officially stated that they would force the jury to  pick "Brødre" or "Kongekabale" in stead. The jury would not  reconsider, and "De fem benspænd" was sent to the Oscars. It was not  among the eventual nominees for Best Foreign Language Film. "Brødre"  later won several awards across the world, including at the Sundance  Film Festival, and opened to stellar reviews in the US. The jury  later admitted that they possibly chose the wrong film to send to  the Oscars that year.