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Blood Ties
A remake of Jacques Maillot's Rivals (Les Liens du sang, 2008, based on the novel by Bruno and Michel Papet) with a screenplay by American screenwriter James Gray (Two Lovers, We Own the Night, The Yards, Little Odessa), Blood Ties is Guill ...

Mila Kunis

Milena Kunis is an Ukrainian-American actress born in 1963. At the age of 14 she made an audition for the cast of the sitcom That '70s show and managed to win the part of Jacqueline "Jackie" Burkhart, making her known to the TV public. She took part in other TV series such as Walker Texas Ranger, Seventh Heaven and Baywatch. In 2008 she played Mona Sax in Max Payne, whereas in 2010 she starred in The Black Swan by Darren Aronofsky winning the Marcello Mastroianni Award at the 67th International Film Festival in Venice. In 2011 Kunis starred in the romantic comedy Friends with Benefits along with Justin Timberlake.

Guillaume Canet

French actor, director and screenwriter Guillaume Canet was born in 1973. Since his big screen debut in 1997 in Barracuda by Philippe Haïm, he has appeared in several movies, including In All Innocence (1998) by Pierre Jolivet, The Beach (2000) by Danny Boyle, Hell (2005) by Danis Tanovic, The Last Flight (2009) by Karim Dridi, and Last Night (2010) by Massy Tadjedin. In 2002 he wrote and directed his first feature film, with Philippe Lefèbvre, Whatever You Say. In 2006 his Tell No One won four Césars, including Best Director. Little White Lies (2010) was a French box-office hit and gained critical acclaim.

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Two brothers, cop and crook: Blood Ties

A remake of Jacques Maillot's Rivals (Les Liens du sang, 2008, based on the novel by Bruno and Michel Papet) with a screenplay by American screenwriter James Gray (Two Lovers, We Own the Night, The Yards, Little Odessa), Blood Ties is Guillaume Canet's fourth feature film and his first film in English. Shot in New York with an impressive cast including English star Clive Owen, American actor Billy Crudup, the legendary James Caan, Mila Kunis, and Zoe Saldana, as well as French star Marion Cotillard (the filmmaker's partner), the movie is produced by Alain Attal for Les Productions du Trésor (who have just emerged from the success of Polisse), in co-production with LGM Cinéma and Chifoumi Production. Discovered with Whatever You Say (nominated in 2003 for a César award for Best First Film), Guillaume Canet then imposed himself in France and worldwide with Tell No One (3.1 million admissions in France and the 2007 César Award for Best Director) and Little White Lies (5.44 million admissions in France in 2010). A crime family thriller, Blood Ties captures the sepia-toned atmospheres of Maillot's original pic (featuring striking lead performances by now director Canet and François Cluzet) and Papet's novel, an autobiography of two brothers – one a cop, the other an ex-con pimp – who duke it out in Lyons' criminal underworld.

Alessandro Zoppo

Plot:

New York, 1974. Chris Pierzynski has been in prison for several years for taking part in a revenge crime. His young brother Frank, who reluctantly waits for him outside the prison, is a promising young policeman. Chris and Frank have always been different, and their father, who brought them up on his own, has always preferred Chris despite him getting into trouble, which has hurt Frank. But they are bound by blood, so Frank gives his brother a chance. He puts him up, finds him a job, and helps him to get back in touch with his children and his ex-wife. Chris meets Natalie, who brings hope of a new life, but soon his past catches up with him and he returns to crime. For Frank, it's one betrayal too many, and he banishes Chris from his life. Frank leaves the police force to settle down with Vanessa, the ex-girlfriend of a professional killer. Chris has already killed and he will kill again, as Frank cannot stop him. Despite the rivalry, the violent conflicts, and painful betrayals, nothing will stop Chris in his quest for an ultimate sacrifice.

Genres: Crime, Thriller

Country: France, US (2013)

Release Date: 00-10-2013 (USA)

Director: Guillaume Canet

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