Blood Relatives (1978)

Original title

Les liens de sang

Directed by

Claude Chabrol

Genre

drama film, film noir

Country

France, Canada

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

R

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A police detective investigates the murder of a teenage girl. He follows clues through an intricate case that puts him in danger.

tensesuspensefulgrittymethodicalbleaknoirishdeliberate-pacedunsettling

What happens

Blood Relatives (French: Les Liens de sang) is a 1978 film directed by Claude Chabrol, adapted by Chabrol and Sydney Banks from the 1975 "87th Precinct" novel by Ed McBain. It stars Donald Sutherland as McBain's fictional police detective Steve Carella, who investigates the brutal murder of a teenaged girl. The cast also features Aude Landry, Stéphane Audran, Lisa Langlois, Micheline Lanctôt, Laurent Malet, Donald Pleasence and David Hemmings. The film was a co-production between French and Canadian companies, with shooting taking place in Montreal. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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