A new set of simple, yet stylish French character posters have been released for 1970s-set crime-thriller BLOOD TIES. The film sees Clive Owen and Billy Crudup lead as brothers living on opposite side of the law in Brooklyn, New York and whose lives become intrinsically linked when the recently-released Chris (Owen), goes back to his wayward lifestyle, leaving his younger cop brother Frank to mop up his mess. French actor-turned-filmmaker Guillaume Canet (TELL NO ONE) directs the gritty flick based on the novel by Michel Papet and Bruno Papet.
New York, 1974. Fifty year-old Chris has just been released on good behavior after several years in prison following a gangland murder. Waiting for him reluctantly outside the prison gates is his younger brother, Frank, a cop with a bright future. Chris and Frank have always been different, and their father, Leon, who’d raised them alone, seems strangely to prefer Chris – this, despite all his troubles.
Yet blood ties are the ones that bind. Frank, hoping that his brother has changed, is willing to give him a chance; he shares his home, finds him a job, and helps him reconnect with his children and his ex-wife, Monica. But Chris’ past quickly catches up to him, and his descent back into a life of crime becomes inevitable. For Frank, this descent proves to be the last in a long line of betrayals, and after his brother’s latest transgressions, he banishes him from his life
But it’s already too late; the brothers’ destiny will keep bounded, forever…
BLOOD TIES, which made its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, co-stars Zoe Saldana, Mila Kunis, Marion Cotillard, Lili Taylor, Noah Emmerich, Matthias Schoenaerts, Griffin Dunne and James Caan. The film still awaiting a release in either side of the Atlantic and is co-written and produced by James Gray.
Source: IMPAwards
