Blood Ties (2013)

Directed by

Guillaume Canet

Genre

drama film, crime film, thriller film

Country

France, United States

Runtime

2h 07m

Rated

R

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 510 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A recently released convict tries to go straight and reconnect with his family in 1970s New York. His ex-cop brother gets pulled into his orbit as old criminal ties and a violent robbery threat strain their bond.

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What happens

Blood Ties is a 2013 crime thriller film directed by Guillaume Canet and starring Clive Owen, Billy Crudup, Marion Cotillard, Mila Kunis and Matthias Schoenaerts. It is a remake of the 2008 French thriller film Les liens du sang by Jacques Maillot, an adaptation of the French novel Deux frères: flic & truand by Bruno and Michel Papet. The screenplay was written by Canet and James Gray. The film was selected to be screened out of competition at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. The film is a co-production between France and the United States. It was released in France by Mars Distribution on October 30, 2013, and by Roadside Attractions in the United States on March 21, 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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