Blood Ties (2013 film)

Blood Ties is a 2013 FrenchAmerican crime thriller film directed by Guillaume Canet. It is a remake of 2008 French thriller Les liens du sang by Jacques Maillot, an adaptation of the French novel Deux frres flic amp truand by Bruno and Michel Papet. The screenplay was written by Canet and James Gray and stars Clive Owen, Billy Crudup, Marion Cotillard, Mila Kunis, and Matthias Schoenaerts. The film was selected to be screened out of competition at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. It received a limited release on March 21, 2014 in the United States.

When arresting Anthony Scarfo Matthias Schoenaerts at his house Frank happens to meet his exgirlfriend Vanessa Zoe Saldana again. Though Vanessa is now married to Anthony and has a daughter by him, Frank and Vanessa get back together again anyway, and she decides to divorce Anthony. But in the meantime Frank becomes conflicted over allowing his brother Chris to flee the scene of a felony murder. After Anthony is released from police custody his first act is to seek revenge against Frank for destroying his home life. Chris uncovers the plot and must decide between saving his own skin and stopping Anthony in his tracks.Filming started on May 3, 2012 in New York. The first pictures of the set surfaced on May 12, 2012. Lionsgate UK acquired the UK rights. ........

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