BLOOD TIES
New York, 1974. Fifty year-old Chris has just been released on good behavior after several years in prison following a gangland murder. Waiting for him reluctantly outside the prison gates is his younger brother, Frank, a cop with a bright future. Chris and Frank have always been different, and their father, Leon, who’d raised them alone, seems strangely to prefer Chris – this, despite all his troubles.
Yet blood ties are the ones that bind. Frank, hoping that his brother has changed, is willing to give him a chance; he shares his home, finds him a job, and helps him reconnect with his children and his ex-wife, Monica. But Chris’ past quickly catches up to him, and his descent back into a life of crime becomes inevitable. For Frank, this descent proves to be the last in a long line of be
Year of production: 2012
Country: France
Duration: 144 minutes
Credits
- Guillaume CANET Director
- Guillaume CANET Screenplay
- James GRAY Screenplay
- Christophe OFFENSTEIN Cinematography
- Ford WHEELER Production Design
- Hervé DE LUZE Editing
Casting
- Clive OWEN Chris
- Billy CRUDUP Frank
- Marion COTILLARD Monica
- Domenick LOMBARDOZZI Mike
- Mila KUNIS Natalie
- Matthias SCHOENAERTS Anthony Scarfo
- Zoé SALDANA Vanessa
- James CAAN Leon
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Contacts
Production
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TRESOR FILMS
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75003
PARIS France
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French Press
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JEAN-PIERRE VINCENT
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JEAN-PIERRE VINCENTjpvpresse@gmail.com
International Press
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MAGALI MONTET
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MAGALI MONTETmagali@magalimontet.com
Distribution
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MARS DISTRIBUTION
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International sales
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GOODFELLAS
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