BLOOD TIES (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Clive Owen (Children of Men), Billy Crudup (Watchmen), Marion Cotillard (Inception), Mila Kunis (Ted), Zoe Saldana (Star Trek), Matthias Schoenaerts (Rust and Bone), James Caan (The Godfather), Noah Emmerich (The Truman Show), Lili Taylor (The Conjuring), Charlie Tahan (Frankenweenie), Domenick Lombardozzi (The Wire), Jamie Hector (Max Payne), John Ventimiglia (The Sopranos), Griffin Dunne (Dallas Buyers Club), Eve Hewson (This Must Be The Place), Daisy Tahan (Little Fockers), Dominik Tiefenthaler (Gossip Girl), Yul Vazquez (Che)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Guillaume Canet (Tell No One), director, writer, producer; James Gray (We Own The Night), writer; Alain Attal (Little White Lies), John Lesher (End of Watch), Hugo Sélignac (film debut) and Christopher Woodrow (Joe), producers; Christophe Offenstein (Where Do We Go Now?), cinematographer; Hervé de Luze (The Pianist), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In 70s New York, Chris (Owen) is released from prison after many years for a gangland murder, and is picked up by his cop brother, Frank (Crudup). Willing to give his brother a second chance at life, Frank allows Chris to share his home, find a job and reconnect with his family. But when Chris inevitably decides to return to the criminal underworld, his decision puts both him and his brother on a deadly collision course…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Blood Ties is a gritty and harsh tale of cops vs. criminals in the classic 70s-era setting, but the brotherly bond as depicted by Clive Owen and Billy Crudup adds a more intimate and heartfelt perspective to the genre.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 15TH AUGUST 2014

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