

Blood Ties
2013-08-22 · 128 min · ★ 6.1
Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.
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Production details
- Directors
- Guillaume Canet
- Production companies
- Les Productions du Trésor, Worldview Entertainment, Caneo Films, Mars Films, Wild Bunch, Le Grisbi Productions, France 2 Cinéma, Chi-Fou-Mi Productions, LGM Cinéma, Treasure Company
- Countries
- France, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 25,500,000
- Revenue
- USD 2,415,472
Top Cast
Clive OwenChris Pierzynski
Billy CrudupFrank
Marion CotillardMonica
Mila KunisNatalie
Zoe SaldañaVanessa
Matthias SchoenaertsAnthony Scarfo
James CaanLeon
Noah EmmerichLt. Colon
Lili TaylorMarie
Domenick LombardozziMike
John VentimigliaValenti
Griffin DunneMcNally
Jamie HectorNick
Yul VazquezFabio De Soto
Eve HewsonYvonne
Daisy TahanRobin
Richard PetrocelliRomero
Olek KrupaTommy
Anais LeeJanie
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