blood ties is a 2013 franco – american 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 frères : flic & 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 .

blood ties ( 2013 film )

blood ties ( 2013 film ) <EOT> actress marion cotillard attends the photocall for ' blood ties ' at the 66th annual cannes film festival on may 20 , 2013 in cannes , france .

marion cotillard attends the ' blood ties ' premiere during the 66th annual cannes film festival at the palais des festivals on may 20 , 2013 in cannes , france .

maria furtwaengler attends the ' blood ties ' premiere during the 66th annual cannes film festival at the palais des festivals on may 20 , 2013 in cannes , france .

aishwarya rai attends the premiere of ' blood ties ' during the 66th annual cannes film festival at the palais des festivals on may 20 , 2013 in cannes , france .

milla jovovich attends the premiere of ' blood ties ' during the 66th annual cannes film festival at the palais des festivals on may 20 , 2013 in cannes , france .

hofit golan attends the premiere of ' blood ties ' during the 66th annual cannes film festival at the palais des festivals on may 20 , 2013 in cannes , france .

gerald dahan attends the premiere of ' blood ties ' during the 66th annual cannes film festival at the palais des festivals on may 20 , 2013 in cannes , france .

hofit golan attends the premiere of ' blood ties ' during the 66th annual cannes film . . .

actress zoe saldana poses for photographers during a photo call for the film blood ties at the 66th international film festival , in cannes , southern france , monday , may 20 , 2013 . ( ap photo / lionel cironneau )

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first nyc filming location for ‘blood ties’ , starring mila kunis and zoe . . .

blood ties trailer ( clive owen , marion cotillard , mila kunis . . . )

son ye - jin and kim kap - soo in " blood and ties . "

lady victoria harvey sighting in the harbour at the 66th annual cannes film festival on may 20 , 2013 in cannes , france .

marion cotillard attends the ' blood ties ' premiere during the 66th annual cannes . . .

in case you’re curious , here’s our review of the longer cut from cannes in 2013 .

reviewed at cannes film festival ( noncompeting ) , may 19 , 2013 . mpaa rating : r . running time : 142 min .

milla jovovich attends a l ' oreal cocktail reception during the 66th cannes film festival on may 20 , 2013 in cannes , france .

blood ties trailer ( clive owen , marion cotillard , mila kunis . . . ) - youtube

actress marion cotillard attends the photocall for ' blood ties ' at the 66th annual . . .

aishwarya rai attends the premiere of ' blood ties ' during the 66th annual cannes . . .

milla jovovich attends the premiere of ' blood ties ' during the 66th annual cannes . . .

gerald dahan attends the premiere of ' blood ties ' during the 66th annual cannes . . .

blood ties is shooting today , may 18th , in brooklyn , between flatlands avenue and avenue l .

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worldview entertainment financially backed and co - produced “ties” but didn’t interfere with the film’s artistic decisions .

when blood ties lifts , such as during a bank heist sequence on the streets , it positively soars .

blood ties , despite pumping out some exhilarating action sequences , ends up becoming a cliché - ridden work .

from left , actors james caan , zoe saldana and billy crudup arrive for the screening of " blood ties " at the cannes film festival on monday .

to call guillaume canet ' s blood ties a love letter to the 1970s is a bit of an understatement .

if you spot blood ties filming in nyc , let us know about it at olv @ onlocationvacations . com !

elaine paige and cliff richard attend the german films reception during the 66th annual cannes film festival at the majestic beach on may 20 , 2013 in cannes , france .

in 2013 , the french institute of south africa participated in the festival movies from the world organized by cinema nouveau .

if you hear an unearthly sound during blood ties , it might be sidney lumet ' s ghost attempting to contact his lawyer .

lionsgate has acquired u . s . distribution rights from worldview entertainment to guillaume canet’s english - language “blood ties , ” which world premiered out of competition at cannes on monday . lionsgate / roadside will release “blood ties” stateside . caa , which packaged and arranged financing for the film , brokered the deal on behalf of christopher woodrow’s worldview . wild bunch handles international sales for “blood [ … ]

austin williams has been cast in guillaume canet ‘s blood ties , in which he’ll play the younger version of clive owen ' s character .

“blood ties” is produced by alain attal and hugo selignac at les productions du tresor , canet , woodrow and john lesher of le grisbi prods .

blood ties is probably one of the most underrated films ever made . i absolutely loved this crime / family - drama about two brothers on opposite sides of the law . with amazing performances from this amazing cast that consists of clive owen , billy crudup , mila kunis , marion cotillard , zoe saldana , lilly taylor , and james caan . i absolutely loved every second of every minute of this gripping and gritty crime drama . james gray ( we own the night , the yards ) was one of the co - writers for this hard boiled and gripping film . blood ties is highly effective and beautiful . i highly recommend this very overlooked film . it ' s a damn shame when films like blood ties gets overlooked , but a transformers film is overhyped . highly recommend blood ties .

clive owen and billy crudup are coming on board to star in blood ties , a crime thriller set during the 1970s being directed by guillaume canet .

the screening of south african films in various film festivals in france during the south african season in france in 2013 led to a partnership between the durban film mart and the co - production platforms of a french festivals , the 3 continents festival of nantes ( produire au sud ) .

a remake of the 2008 french film " les liens du sang " ( blood ties ) , which starred canet as the policeman ' s brother in his english - language debut , is playing out of competition in cannes .

there’s ‘70s design porn and there’s blood ties , director guillame canet’s ambitious foray into hard - boiled brooklyn crime drama which boasts impeccable costume and production design credits .

review originally published during the cannes film festival in may 2013 . the film opens in limited theatrical release in the u . s . on friday , march 21 , and will also be available to watch via various video on demand platforms . visit the official u . s . site for more information .

here are some great set photos from the upcoming blood ties movie which comes from director guillaume canet and is actually a remake of 2008 french thriller les liens du sang .

there’s no questioning the aesthetics of guillaume canet ’s handsome - looking “ blood ties . ” set in 1970’s new york city , the film revels in low - key details : the immaculate wardrobe , the music , the feel . if anyone watches “blood ties” in twenty years , they would not guess it was a film released in 2014 . of course , the odds on anyone watching something so clichéd and ultimately paper - thin in story and theme are very slim . maybe it’s a billy crudup retrospective .

in 2013 , cinema nouveau network and the bioscope ( an independent cinema theatre in johannesburg ) joined europa cinemas , an international network of cinemas for the circulation of european movies .

blood ties received mixed reviews . rotten tomatoes gives the film a score of 47 % based on reviews from 38 critics , with an average score of 5 . 7 / 10 . metacritic gave the film a rating of 46 / 100 ( indicating " mixed or average ) , based on reviews from 15 critics . ( wikipedia )

efa , the rotterdam film festival and french srf directors guild step up campaign .

blood ties cannot repeat the past , contrary to jay gatsby ' s hopeful assertion . it ' s less like the ' 70s than a facsimile of lumet - style ' 70s cinema .

lionsgate has acquired u . s . distribution rights from worldview entertainment to guillaume canet ’s english - language “ blood ties , ” which world premiered out of competition at cannes on monday .

they don ' t make movies like they used to - - which is why james caan was happy to go back to the 1970s in guillaume canet ' s " blood ties . "

marion cotillard , james caan , lili taylor and zoe saldana help crowd the cast of this cluttered tale , which wisely has 17 minutes trimmed from the overlong 144 of its cannes 2013 bow .

lady victoria harvey sighting in the harbour at the 66th annual cannes film . . .

a dj played music from the film , which is in competition at the festival .

the south korean film “blood and ties” probably resonates strongly in its home country , where the central conceit has had well - known real - life parallels like the hwaseong serial killings . but by the standards of american thrillers , after a promising start , it degenerates into unconvincing ticking - clock melodrama .

milla jovovich attends a l ' oreal cocktail reception during the 66th cannes film . . .

the total number of admissions in the 2013 korean box office has reached 100 million . according to the korean film council ( kofic ) ’s korean film industry october report announced on november 11th , the korean box office hit 100 million in total admissions at a rate that is a month and a half earlier than last year when domestic box office admissions reached 100 million for the first time on november . . .

every now and then you start a film , and the story and pedigree of the film seem to scream time - waster . however , at times a film such as this can surprise , and somehow transcend its familiar story . thankfully for the viewer , such is very much the case here .

but blood ties essentially offers the same - old , same - old story of family friction , co - written by james gray with director guillaume canet ( who co - starred in the 2008 french original , les liens du sang ) .

the “ blood ties ” deal was negotiated on behalf of lionsgate by jason constantine , president of acquisitions and co - productions , with eda kowan , senior vp , acquisitions , and wendy jaffe , exec vp of business and legal affairs .

cj enterainment’s new thriller blood and ties ( a . k . a . accomplices ) began its limited north american run on november 1st . the film , starring son ye - jin and kim kap - su , was originally released on october 24th in korea and has to date accrued 1 . 37 million admissions . blood and tiesis currently playing at the cgv cinema in los angeles and will expand to vancouver , new york , atlanta , honolulu and toro . . .

" whether anybody loves the film as much as we do we ' ll have to wait and see in a few months . but the one thing i can guarantee you , which there is no question about , is that it is a very unique film . nobody has ever seen a film quite like this . "

blood ties is a 70 ' s crime drama that not only is a remake of a 2008 french film ( les liens du sang ) , but it also feels familiar to other films in the genre . one that came to mind while watching this film was james gray ' s we own the night considering it deals with two brothers who are on different sides of the law . ironically i found out after the film that the screenplay was adapted by director guillaume canet with the help of gray himself . despite that , i enjoyed this film because i like 70 ' s crime dramas but it really didn ' t add anything to the genre and it was very predictable . the ensemble cast in…

caa , which packaged and arranged financing for the film , brokered the deal on behalf of christopher woodrow’s worldview .

the cop - and - criminal brother relationship at the heart of " blood ties " hearkens back to gray ' s 2007 " we own the night , " not to mention maybe every other gray film , and quite a few classic american noirs as well . oddly enough , though—and this is where things get kind of confusing— " blood ties " is an english - language , american - set remake of a 2008 french film of the same name ( in french ) in which canet co - starred . all of this exposition about the film ' s origins is not quite as material as the fact that this movie , with its outer - borough setting and outbreaks of brutality and scenes of tortured family life presided over by a dying patriarch who ' s only now coming to terms with his own issues , is very much the stuff of gray ' s world .

" i just feel that the indian film industry has its own identity and to be referred to in matching terms with hollywood is perhaps not correct , " indian film icon bachchan told reporters at a " gatsby " press conference .

at 144 minutes , however , blood ties is too sprawling , its fractured narrative cut far too many ways for the film to succeed . a [ longer ] remake of les liens du sang written by canet with queens’ finest james gray , it’s an extravagant , bumpy ride - heat meets mesrine via cain and abel - which hits more than its fair share of potholes on the way .

review : guillame canet ' s blood ties is a film i ' ve been itching to see for awhile . a remake of a french canet - starring vehicle , les liens du sang , blood ties takes that smaller - scaled drama , transports it to 1970 ' s nyc , and gives it an epic polish , heavily influenced by the films of martin scorsese and sidney lumet , with a healthy dose of william friedkin ' s the french connection mixed in . as those are some of my favourite movies , and canet happened to cast a virtual who ' s who of my favourite actors , including the always underrated clive owen , billy crudup , marion cotillard , and the great james caan , my anticipation for this film was at a near fever - pitch going into tiff .

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expectedly , frank ' s descent back into crime slams directly into chris ' professional world , and , once the plot picks up , blood ties turns into a series of brotherly double - crosses , followed by brotherly make - ups . and in a leaner , more focused film , the many payoffs might have been poignant , but nothing in blood ties thrills or endears . strangely enough , in an overlong film that unmercifully plods beyond the two - hour mark , there ' s nary a single character worth giving a shit about . despite owen ' s best efforts to play a bucktown tough guy , his frank is too detestable to ever earn any points from viewers , while patric ' s admirable attempt to bring pathos to ganet ' s production are far too often undermined by his character ' s idiotic decisions .

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a hundred years after india released its first feature film " raja harischandra , " the country has the world ' s most prolific film industry , turning out more than 1 , 000 movies a year and creating stars adored by millions around the world .

the movie , which got a rapturous reception when it premiered at the cannes film festival on sunday , is about the folk - music scene in 1960s new york . the coen brothers film stars oscar isaac and features justin timberlake , carey mulligan and garrett hedlund .

in case you’re not so familiar with this project , blood ties is set in brooklyn in the 1970s , and centers on a younger brother , played by billy crudup , who has to ask his convict older brother , aka clive owen , to go back into the underworld to help out the family .

blood ties is filming 6 / 28 – 6 / 29 on 33rd street between 2nd and 3rd ave in brooklyn . they are pretty much shutting down our business for two days . should be exciting though they tell me they are shooting an armored truck robbery lots of stunts / gun play involved . clive owen 🙂

yet , anna kokourina , vp of production for fox intl . , who participated in a panel hosted at les arcs film festival , pointed out , “shooting a movie in english won’t help you boost box office numbers unless it’s a big arthouse film or a big commercial film . ” she added that “taken” scored because it wasn’t identified as a french movie . “it felt organic , very hollywood - like . ”

the film is too sprawling and unfocused to deliver real emotional clout , but there are are some gripping stand - offs along the way .

“ blood ties” is one of three worldview movies that world premiere this year in cannes’ official selection , all sold internationally by wild bunch . they also include james gray’s awaited period drama “the immigrant , ” starring cotillard , joaquin phoenix and jeremy renner , and arnaud desplechin’s drama “jimmy p . , ” toplining benicio del toro .

when blood ties lifts , such as during a bank heist sequence on the streets , it positively soars . most of the time it paces around , however , threatening to come together but leaving the viewer to attempt to connect the multiple narrative dots ( if they even do connect ) . the ‘70s redolent soundtrack ranges from the unexpected to the cliché . and in a film where the costumes are universally delightful , a pink suit worn by chris for his wedding positively steals the show .

for all of director guillaume canet’s attempts to make blood ties reminiscent of american new wave crime procedurals ( and , by extension , the oeuvre of his co - writer , james gray ) , it quickly becomes clear that any resemblance is strictly superficial . gray and the ghost of sidney lumet are just along for the ride , adding a grimy layer of old - school new york scuzz to a film that’s too overstuffed , fractured , and redolent with cliché to ever compellingly hang together .

blood ties actually played cannes back in may , where it was greeted by indifferent reviews , that nonetheless painted an intriguing picture ( for me anyways ) of canet ' s film . i was disappointed to hear that canet went back in and cut twenty minutes out of the movie for it ' s north american premiere . while it can ' t be denied that blood ties plays great at a lean and mean 122 minutes , the version i saw does feel a little thin on character development , especially as far as the female roles go . of them , only marion cotillard , as chris ' junkie hooker ex - wife , figures into the plot in a really meaningful way . mila kunis , and zoe saldana - as the brothers ' respective love interests - feel like little more than window dressing in the current version .

there is plenty wrong with blood ties but , propelled by an all - star cast and lovingly observed period design , it’s able to get away with far more than it should . the coupe devilles and chevrolets purr around city streets above steaming manholes , the isley brothers spin on a record player and clive owen hulks around the underworld in a leather jacket – it’s not a bad little world to spend two hours in . but although this familiarity is the film’s charm , it’s also ultimately its downfall .

set down in a 1970s brooklyn of firearms and flares , facial hair and fonzy posing , blood ties is actually the english - language debut of the french director guillaume canet who scored a break - out hit with 2007 ' s tell no one . as such , it arrives in cannes with a mongrel pedigree , awash with french money and lacing the melting - pot with various french and british performers . at times , it seems , even the accents are at war in canet ' s new film .

blood ties attempts to repeat the past . not only is it a remake of jacques maillot’s 2008 french thriller les liens du sang , it also evokes the mean streets of 1974 brooklyn in the seedy style of serpico and taxi driver . women wear bell - bottom jeans , men sport moustaches and sideburns , storefronts are rundown , and garbage litters the streets .

in its lesser moments , the film is overwrought and derivative but , at its best , it has a real flavour of friedkin , coppola and scorsese .

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“blood ties” manages to deepen its universe with the day players on the periphery of the ensemble : griffin dunne and domenick lombardozzi are genetically - engineered to appear in films like this , and no one has looked more comfortable in cheap tweed than noah emmerich . but canet and gray have style , and not insight , to bring to a story as old as time . a couple of shootouts and chases are impressive , giving the film a little bit of momentum it sorely lacks , but it’s heartbreaking that ultimately the film doesn’t work . it’s too bad for crudup , one of this generation’s most under - appreciated leading men , trapped in another inert movie that doesn’t take advantage of his considerable looks , laser - sharp focus , or fabulous mustache . crudup’s characters have an unmistakable conscience , one that gives his characters a moral depth other actors can’t provide . in “blood ties , ” it’s forced to carry entire scenes like a star quarterback without an offensive line . the mustache can only do so much extra heavy lifting . [ b - ]

after transposing an american detective novel to france for his hit directorial debut , “tell no one , ” thesp - helmer - scribe gullaume canet inverts the equation for “blood ties , ” which adapts french director jacques maillot’s 2008 crime drama “les liens du sang” to the 1970s new york of “the french connection” and “serpico” fame . result is a sluggish , dramatically [ … ]

metallica ' s lars ulrich is used to fast - paced action , but even he was a bit taken aback by the pace at the cannes film festival .

" most people have a romantic notion of cannes , " said ulrich , who was promoting the band ' s upcoming film " metallica through the never . "

refn isn ' t kidding about that divide stuff . critics were split on " only god forgives , " with some - - like the guardian ' s peter bradshaw - - giving the film high marks . others weren ' t so kind . here ' s what hollywood elsewhere ' s jeff wells wrote about the film :

blood ties immediately informs us of its depicted setting , the grimy and troubling streets of 1970s brooklyn , but after at least 20 minutes within the film , such a setting and period matters little to the central plot . its focus is pinpointed in the charging and conflicted drama within the relationship of two brothers , utilising their current professional and moral standing and the shared sufferings of their past in creating drama that aims to excite and engage us ; but as i have stated before , such an approach requires little demand of such a distinctive period .

blood ties cannot repeat the past , contrary to gatsby ' s hopeful assertion . it ' s less like the ' 70s than a facsimile of lumet - style ' 70s cinema . its sentimental emotionalism is shaped by what we see of chris , frank , and leon , past and present . the way they were will always be part of who they are and what they become .

in the third act , monica is given a brothel to run as chris is setting out to start his independent empire , and like most everything else in this film , it all ties together , but the haste with which things are introduced and subsequently dealt with doesn’t give the audience enough time to live in this world before it’s changing only seconds later .

the south african director ramadan suleman has been chosen by the national film and video foundation ( nfvf ) to help young south african directors to film short fictional videos about the born - free generation . a french experimented editor , aurélie ricard , will come in september to assist the editing of the films and to train 5 young editors .

still , i really enjoyed blood ties . the underworld saga is without a doubt my favourite genre of film , and i have a feeling canet feels the same way . blood ties - which is striking in that it ' s a wholly european - film that just happens to have been shot and set in the u . s - is the work of a guy that obviously knows that genre inside and out . certainly , it plays up to many of the gangster - movie hallmarks , from the period music , to the bursts of ultra - violence , and gritty scenes of family squabbling ( which hint at a possible john cassavetes influence as well ) . call them cliches if you want , but i want a period rock soundtrack in a movie like this like i want a hans zimmer score in a batman movie . whatever you think of canet ' s choices here , it can ' t be denied the songs are well chosen ( and less well - worn than usual , although in - a - gadda - da - vida is maybe a little too typical ) , and the gritty action is well - staged .

what will surely be remembered most about blood ties is its strong period production value . from the wonderfully decorated exteriors loaded with the cars of the era to the record players spinning classic hits , 1970s new york absolutely comes alive . while he takes his time getting there , canet tells an enjoyable story - - and if nothing else , it ' s clear the director can execute a complex vision .

there are so many secondary plot threads and a multitude of characters in blood ties the film finds itself sputtering along , stopping and starting every 5 - 10 minutes as characters are introduced and re - introduced . there’s absolutely no way for the story to work within the confines of a two - and - a - half - hour movie as it either needs to be cut down to two hours or less or extended into a five - to - six - hour miniseries or more . it’s a shame , really , because there are some fantastic moments within this film just as much as there are some moments and casting decisions i really could have done without , but all - in - all the end result is a bit of a mess .

if that all sounds plot - heavy , it is . canet the director hasn’t been able to shave canet the writer’s work , and canet the husband of cotillard couldn’t pare back her role either , even though monica adds little past colour to the piece . she , like most of the secondary characters in blood ties , weaves around brooklyn , arbitrarily zipping in and out of the plot as the film tries out several tones for size . performances are strong across the board , though , with owen taking a while to hit the right pitch , and crudup lending it quiet authority .

mila kunis and clive owen were together on the nyc set of blood ties yesterday . the costars in the movie , directed by guillaume canet , shared a kissing scene in front of the cameras . clive ' s working on his next project as he gears up for the may 28 debut of hemingway & gellhorn on hbo . mila likewise has another project on the way , with ted hitting theaters july 13 .

the 2014 edition of the durban international film festival and durban film mart ( 17 - 27 july ) included a strong french presence with screening of french films , the strenghtening of the partnership between the festival and produire au sud workshop - nantes , french experts attending the dfm and a ciné - concert with french jazz band . find out more on ifas’ website

which is all the more sad when you look at the film & apos ; s cast . in addition to cotillard and kunis , blood ties stars the once - great clive owen , the underrated jason patric , lili taylor , zoe saldana , james caan , and dynamite bullhead star / brute matthias schoenarts . that & apos ; s a dream cast for any filmmaker—it & apos ; s just a shame that they joined forces for canet , who also co - wrote the script with james gray , who , considering that he penned and directed we own the night , should have known better .

why it might sell big : director - actor canet helms this remake of the 2008 french movie he starred in . canet’s directing abilities were first acclaimed with the taut thriller “tell no one , ” and while his follow - up “little white lies” received a mixed critical reception , it was still a fairly successful , star - studded affair with a cast that included marion cotillard . “blood ties” also features a high profile ensemble that includes clive owen , zoe saldana , billy crudup , james caan and cotillard . it’s also got a meaty genre hook : the bleak tale of two brothers , a cop and a convict forced to reconcile their differences , canet’s “blood ties” transplants the action to the gritty brooklyn of the early 1970s . not forgetting that “the departed” was also a remake , could this crime story garner interest as an oscar hopeful ?

" we wanted to challenge ourselves a little bit and try and do something different and try and bring a little bit more of a film element into it , " explains ulrich .

such bleakness fits with blood ties ' dual investments in period authenticity and generic accuracy . these make the movie ' s inauthenticities a bit too noticeable : the soundtrack ranges across the ' 60s and ' 70s with some abandon , often motivated more by literalism than historical accuracy ( monica is framed by lee moses’ “bad girl” and the velvet underground accompanies her drug taking ; little richard’s “money is” serves as aural analogue for wads of cash on screen , and so on ) . and i could not help thinking about what was absent from the soundtrack . the billboard charts of the mid - ' 70s were dominated by elton john , the osmonds ( donny and marie ) , glen campbell , and john denver . here , none seems to have reached brooklyn . the brothers in blood ties are the kings of cool ; their radios don ' t play 1974’s number one hit , barbra streisand’s “the way we were . ” the soundtrack evokes a period " mood , " but it also reveals the film ' s selective recreation of the past .

blood ties , a remake of the 2008 french film les liens du sang ( rivals ) , is cut from multiple worn - out clothes . it & apos ; s a wannabe old - school sidney lumet crime flick , a lethargic mishmash of the brother - against - brother scenario explored more successfully in we own the night ( 2007 ) and pride and glory ( 2008 ) , and an exercise in & apos ; 70s pulp fiction that & apos ; s more concerned with jamming that decade & apos ; s most recognizable pop songs into people & apos ; s ears than it is developing any sympathetic characters .

everything is in place to have created a truly sensational piece of cinema , and yet you can ' t help feeling somewhat cold towards this film , despite the memorable , impactful finale .

you & apos ; ve been here and watched it before , though none of director guillaume canet & apos ; s superior forbearers can take credit for making classy oscar nominee marion cotillard play a reprehensible druggie / pimp or having a miscast mila kunis talk in an at times hilariously put - on brooklyn accent . as kunis & apos ; character would put it , blood ties is a laughing " mattah " for all the wrong reasons .

like many english - language pics helmed by french directors , “spivet” and “ties” were lead - produced in france and driven by auteurs who had the final cut , rather than producers with a u . s . sensibility .

" metallica through the never " marries the concert film format with a dramatic narrative . directed by nimrod antal and released by picturehouse , the film stars young " chronicle " actor dane dehaan as a member of metallica ' s concert tour crew who ' s sent on a special mission by the band . the movie blends concert footage with a plot that includes computer - generated effects .

korean investor and distributor new ( next entertainment world ) reported that their incoming north korea - themed action - thriller steel rain completed four months of shooting on june 8th . director yang woo - suk’s follow - up to his smash hit political drama the attorney ( 2013 ) features jung woo - sung and kwak do - won in the lead . steel rain is based on a webcomic of the same name written by director yang . . . .

cannes festival 2013 offered a south african focus at the pavillon des cinémas du monde . round - tables were organized , among the various topics discussed one was about a co - production agreement signed between france and south africa signed in 2010 . through this agreement , 3 co - productions were created : " beauty " by oliver hermanus , " zulu " by jérôme salle and " lady grey " by alain choquart . other projects are currently in developement .

figure for the deal was “more than $ 2 million , ” per one source , making the sale the biggest u . s . deal on any film world premiering this year in the festival .

" blood ties " is an interesting film . while a little slow in paces , shedding the obvious fast pace of an action crime drama for character study and relationships , it succeeds ; and then it doesn ' t quite . clive owen plays chris , let out from prison with a hair - pin temper that triggers frequently and fatally . it ' s hard to root for him as he shoots an innocent store clerk . billy crudup plays his brother frank who is a policeman . the tension between the two bubbles to the surface as their dad played by james caan gets knocked down and hits his head on a table . lili taylor does a nice job as the sister marie who runs interference between the brothers . i did like the way the film built to its ending in the train station . but i wanted more from frank , he seemed too tightly controlled and the emotional moments did not grab me . in order for the film to work , we have to really like frank , but we didn ' t so much . zoe saldana does a great job as vanessa , the wife of an ex - con who is an ex - girlfriend of frank . i enjoyed watching the film from beginning to end , although it ' s not one that i will revisit . enjoy !

in fact , a lot of this film works , it just doesn’t work as a whole . i felt cotillard’s character could have probably been cut out of the film altogether as could saldana and schoenaerts . the story angle with kunis — despite being rather cliche considering she talks of not wanting to get hurt again and yet she just hooked up with a gangster — is enough for chris’ side of the story and frank is enough of a loner and has his own shit to deal with , adding the mess between a single mom and her ex - con boyfriend is just too much for a film of this size .

clive owen and billy crudup play bolshy brothers in blood ties , a boisterous portrait of fraternal rivalry that reduces every festive family gathering to a scene - chewing crime scene . at thanksgiving they lock antlers in the lounge , knocking their doddery dad ( james caan ) into the coffee - table . christmas dinner is interrupted when the cops pile in . we never get to see how the brothers celebrate the coming of spring , although it is unlikely to involve an easter egg hunt .

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why isn ' t billy crudup in better films ? a clearly talented guy with looks to match , but he ' s almost spent his entire career doing bit parts in blockbusters , or larger roles in films you ' ve never heard of . i thought blood ties might have been the film where he could make his mark , and he does deliver , but this is just plain forgettable . a pretty grand cast consisting of lili taylor , marion cotillard , matthias schoenaerts ( incredible work getting his accent spot on ) , griffin dunne , james caan , zoe zaldana and clive owen do their best , and the colours pretty much scream 1970s , but it ' s so predictable it hurts .

blood ties international trailer . sub now ➨ urltoken ★ join us on google + ► urltoken ★ best thrillers are here ➨ urltoken directed by guillaume cannet , starring clive owen , zoe saldana , marion cotillard , mila kunis , james caan , matthias schoenaerts et billy crudup . . . brothers frank and chris pierzynski grew up in the same rough neighborhood of brooklyn only to find themselves on completely different paths . now , in 1973 , frank is a captain in the local precinct of the nypd and chris is finishing up a 12 - year prison stint for murder . when chris is released early , he tries to fight off criminal temptations for the sake of family but soon falls into his old ways . now with his job on the line and the fate of his brother in his hands , frank must decide where his true loyalties lie . . . blood ties international movie trailer subscribe now to our youtube channel get the latest movie trailers , clips and promo videos !

with a minimum of dialogue and incident , but maximum dread in the visuals and sound design , the film lodges into the deepest corner of our brain , the one where we hide fears that we don’t understand .

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while i ' d definitely admit blood ties is far from perfect , i still thoroughly enjoyed it . canet ( helped by having we own the night / the yards / little odessa writer - director james gray on - board as co - writer ) pulls off an entertaining cops and robbers saga , although i still want to see the longer version , which i suspect may be even better than what we ' re getting now . if you ' re a fan of the genre , this is a must see .

adapted by director guillame canet and co - writer james gray , the film is based on jacques maillot’s 2008 french film rivals ( les liens du sang ) . set in new york , 1974 , the story largely follows two brothers ; frank ( billy crudup ) a police officer and chris ( clive owen ) his ex - con brother who’s just been let out of jail and needs to find a job or he’ll find himself back behind bars .

“filmmakers looking to benefit from the distribution potential of a u . s . or u . k . film need to not only shoot in english but also respect the format and the codes of anglo - saxon cinema . if you want to make a singular auteur - driven film it’s best to stick to the organic language of the story , ” adds babin , pointing out that backup is financing gaumont - repped “when animals dream , ” helmed by denmark’s jonas arnby and shot in danish .

storytelling also goes wanting in favour of the slavish homage to canet’s heroes . the fairly linear narrative is treated with a staccato rhythm , and an erratic pace that either crawls or sprints never allows the film to find its centre . there is a catalogue of moments and individually compelling scenes , but without an overall cohesion these just appear as a patchwork pieced together from other sources . despite these technical flaws blood ties still beats with a tangible feeling of the genre and period it has chosen to ape – and plays as decent minor league entertainment . the twists , turns , cinematography and dialogue are all the most expected , but if you love the 70’s underworld grit as much as canet , where’s the harm in that . there’s no such thing as too many climactic shoot - outs in a packed grand central station .

throughout blood ties - - opening in select us theaters 21 march and available on vod - - muted browns and greys provide a backdrop for a combination lowlife crime story and family melodrama , focused through two brothers . the law - breaking chris ( clive owen ) has just finished his prison sentence for murder , and the law - enforcing frank ( billy crudup ) is a new york cop . older and bulkier than i recall seeing him , and seemingly liberated from the requirement to be beautiful , owen is captivating and , at least when caan is not present , he dominates the screen .

what gives the film a miniseries vibe rather than feature film is the fact it doesn’t have a central through - line . this is a family drama and a big one at that . canet does his best to give each character a fair share of screen time , but the end result is choppy to the point you’ll hear one person give a speech in one scene and the next they’re dead and we’re meant to be grieving . yet , there isn’t even a funeral , only a passing mention of one ?

this is o ' reilly ' s first trip to the cannes film festival , and she has two films on display . the actress , who was also in " the help , " is starring in " fruitvale " with good friend octavia spencer and also in " as i lay dying , " in which she was directed by another friend , james franco , who also stars in the film . both were in attendance as she was the guest of honor at the event , hosted by the charity art of elysium .

along the water on the yachts where many of the cannes film festival ' s uber - exclusive parties are thrown , guests are required to take off their shoes before stepping on the boat . and for that " fruitvale station " actress ahna o ' reilly is grateful .

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the korean thrillers are the best , i can always pick them whenever i feel i want to be entertained . it was directed by a newcomer , but two well known faces interested me . ' the classic ' and ' the last blossom ' are my favourites and now they are together for this , but a different genre . i think the story was great , but there ' s something lacking like the thrilling parts which is not as electrified again the concept the film had . you know it has some nervous moments , but not up to the mark if you compare it with other korean thrillers you have seen . it was the tale of a young woman da eun who happily living with her father . the real moments of the film begin when she went to a film that based on the real event and soon she develops some doubts . since she ' s a pursuing journalism , starts to dig it while the case is about to expire very soon . but what she finds and how it affects her life is the rest of the film where the pace keeps increasing till the final scene . like i said it was based on an awesome idea , but should have developed better . even though it falls short to get the viewers ' appreciation , not doubt it was well executed with the brilliant performances . except it fails to detail the important event of the film where all the puzzle created which is actually a flashback and supposed to be the twist . so i think the climax was a bit cliché , but a decent solution , overall not a bad film as it was considered by others . once watchable and instantly forgettable . 6 . 5 / 10

what is a movie if not for entertainment ? why do people feel it ' s necessary to tear a film down to base elements ? it ' s s movie . you watch it to be entertained . clive owen and billy crudup play brothers from different sides the law . owen was a world class screw up ending up in the pen . crudup is the other side of the coin . he plays a cop . james caan does an outstanding job being the dad . fresh out of the hospital , one lung removed , first thing he wants is a pack of smokes . was i entertained ? heck yeah ! there ' s an awesome soundtrack . the acting isn ' t forced and the characters are believable . heck , even the cars driven are looking good . blood ties makes me not want to choose sides or characters but just watch the thing unfold the way life unfolds , minute by minute , event by event .

adds gaget , “when a french director makes a movie in english he must make a film the international or american way , which means that he ( or she ) has to provide audiences with emotions . that’s sometimes a problem for french directors who can be a bit coy . ”

“it’s near suicide to produce a french film in english : france only boasts two or three sources of financing for foreign - language films and they must be set up as official european co - productions to tap into this funding — that can be very restrictive , ” argues babin .


jagadguru adi shankara is a 2013 ensemble cast telugu biographical-devotional film produced by nara jaya sri devi on global peace creators banner , directed by j. k. bharavi .

the film is based on the life of 8th century philosopher adi shankara .

it stars kaushik babu in the lead role of adi shankaracharya , nagarjuna akkineni in a special appearance , mohan babu , srihari , and sai kumar in other important roles , and features music composed by nag sri vatsa .

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jagadguru adi shankara <EOT> 3 simple teachings of adi shankara . anugraha bhashanam by the jagadguru shankaracharya of sringeri

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sri jagadguru adi shankara is a devotional movie , which is based on the life of iconic 9th century saint from kerala , adi sankaracharya , who consolidated the doctrine of advaita vedanta .

jagadguru adi shankara is a 2013 ensemble cast telugu biographical - devotional film directed byj . k . bharavi . it is the cinematic of life of adi shankara . the crux of the story forms the clash between chandaludu and lord siva . the music was composed by nag sri vatsa .

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‘jagadguru adishankara’ is a film that will appeal to elderly people and folks who are devotionally inclined . the box office prospects might not be very bright . you may watch the film if you like serious devotional offerings .

this is an excellent movie . the directory presents the concept of advaitha or " everything is made from one source " to the best . the movie is must watch movie . children will also enjoy the movie . camera , direction , acting skills in movie is outstanding . you find most of the popular actors in the movie . they are fit in the best possible roles . the flow of story , dialogues are synchronous . all actors have performed well . the graphics in movie as been used appropriately . the music composition is timely and good . the movie carries clear message of unity , oneness , humanity . directory tries to convey message of adi shankara in simple and effective way .

j . k . bharavi is known for providing scripts to devotional hits like ‘annamayya’ , ‘sree ramadasu’ etc . has come up with yet another devotional film . this time , he has come up with the film ‘jagadguru adisankara’ . bharavi has directed this film and nara jaya sridevi is the producer . the film has released today , as an independence day offering , so let us check it out .

the story will be familiar to those who have studied the life of adishankaracharya . from a young age , adishankaracharya wants to become a saint . he is helped in these efforts by agni devudu ( tanikella bharani ) , rudraksha rushi ( mohan babu ) and others .

once adishankara reaches a certain age , he wants to set out to kasi . he crosses the path of kapala marthanda raju ( suman ) , who is bent upon seizing the sarvaghna peetam .

while on the way to kasi , he meets chandaludu ( nagarjuna ) , who makes him think about many issues . adishankara realises that he has to learn about many things before he can achieve the objective of world peace .

what does adhishankara do next ? how will he stop the peetham from falling into the wrong hands ? that is the story of the movie .

attempting to make a film like this in the present circumstances is a very brave and laudable decision . kaushik has done a great job as adhishankara in the film . nagarjuna shines in the film for a few moments as chadaludu and those sequences have come out very well .

dr . mohan babu has delivered a great performance in a brief role . sri hari is also very good . indian idol winner sri rama chandra has got a good role in the film and he has utilized the opportunity . nagababu , roja , meena and other senior actors have done well in cameo roles .

the film has some meaningful dialogues and good religious discourses that will appeal to elders and those who are religiously inclined .

vfx and cgi work is very poor and spoils the viewing experience completely . these sequences also spoil the flow of the film .

films like ‘sree ramadasu’ and ‘annamayya’ had a very clever mix of devotional elements and entertainment and that is what made them click at the box office . this is not the case with this movie . students and mass crowds will find it very tough to connect with this film .

cinematography is very mediocre . editing is not up to the mark . many scenes could have been trimmed . nag srivathsav’s music is ok , but keeravani’s touch is sorely missing .

j . k . bharavi has succeeded in the story and dialogues department . but he could not handle the responsibility of direction very effectively .

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prisoner of her past is a 2010 documentary film , produced by kartemquin films , that follows the journey of chicago tribune music critic howard reich as he travels to europe to discover why his elderly mother , sonia reich , believes people are trying to kill her .

inspired by conversations with young trauma survivors in post-katrina new orleans , howard reich begins to discover a secret that his mother , sonia , had kept hidden for over 60 years .

for most of her adult life , sonia reich was a well adjusted and self-sufficient woman , but now in her eighties , sonia is suffering from late-onset post traumatic stress disorder .

in order to understand his mother 's past , howard reich travels to eastern europe to discover that sonia spent her adolescence fleeing the nazis during world war ii .

meeting some of sonia 's distant relatives and childhood friends , howard begins to unravel what his mother has always refused to speak about .

having lost most of her family to the holocaust , sonia spent five years as a " jungle child " , starving and constantly on the run .

now as sonia tries to forget her past , howard attempts to ease her pain and confront the horrors that haunted her .

prisoner of her past was directed by gordon quinn , a founder of kartemquin films .

the film was produced by joanna rudnick and chicago tribune journalist , howard reich , with associate producer , zak piper .

the film was a co-production of kartemquin films and the chicago tribune .

prisoner of her past was the february 2010 winner of the accolade competition 's best of show award .

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prisoner of her past <EOT> sonia reich - who survived the holocaust as a child by running and hiding - suddenly believes that she is being hunted again , 60 years later . prisoner of her past is the story of a woman who . . . see full summary »

“one of the remaining wonders of our technological time is the power of the documentary to refute propaganda and deal with the true tragedies of history . “prisoner of her past” is such a work… be brave enough to sit for an hour . you will never forget it . ” — stanley crouch , new york daily news

sonia reich - who survived the holocaust as a child by running and hiding - suddenly believes that she is being hunted again , 60 years later . prisoner of her past is the story of a woman who appeared to be a normal , self - sufficient adult until she ran out of her house in the middle of the night , convinced that someone was trying " to put a bullet in [ her ] head . " in effect , sonia was re - enacting the traumatic events of her lost childhood . separated from her family , she was deprived of 5 years of adolescence , as she fled from the nazis during the second world war . during that time , we know that her mother and most of her extended family were killed in mass executions . we also know that she was starving , frostbitten , constantly endangered and , as one psychiatrist described it , " a jungle child . " what she witnessed and how she survived , we may never know . she refuses to discuss her past . prisoner of her past is a documentary film that tells the story of sonia and her son , chicago tribune . . .

what helps the children most is telling their stories , sharing their experiences , learning that others have gone through similar passages of pain . this is something that sonia never had the chance to do and was never even encouraged to explore . she has always felt deeply alone living with her past , truly a perpetual prisoner of that past who , tragically , can never be set free .

until february 15 , 2001 , howard reich’s mother , sonia , had managed to keep almost everything about her experience of the holocaust from her son . that night , she packed some clothes and fled her house in skokie , illinois , convinced that someone was trying to kill her . this was the first indication that she was suffering from late - onset post traumatic stress disorder , a little - known condition that can emerge decades after the initial trauma . for howard , it was also the opening of a window onto his mother’s past . in prisoner of her past , howard reich has written a moving memoir about growing up as the child of holocaust survivors and finding refuge from silence and fear in the world of jazz . it is only when sonia’s memories overwhelm her and howard begins to piece together her story that he comes to understand how his parents’ lives shaped his own . the paperback edition includes an epilogue by the author that relates developments since the publication of the cloth edition .

prisoner of her past tells the haunting story of a secret childhood trauma resurfacing , sixty years later , to unravel the life of holocaust survivor sonia reich . the film follows her son , chicago tribune jazz critic howard reich , as he journeys across the united states and eastern europe to uncover why his mother believes the world is conspiring to kill her . along the way , he finds a family he never knew he had . howard also finds psychiatrists in new orleans helping traumatized children who survived hurricane katrina , so they will not re - experience their childhood terrors as his mother now does .

an aging holocaust survivor believes everyone is trying to kill her - sixty years after her tragic childhood . her son travels the world to uncover his mother ' s secret past , along the way discovering a family he never knew he had and illuminating a little - known illness : late - onset post traumatic stress disorder .

a psychiatrist , whom howard consults about this , tells him that his mother was " on guard duty , " protecting her family . the bad people were still out there after them . one time , sonia was discovered walking down the street late at night in their hometown of skokie , a predominantly jewish suburb of chicago . she was carrying her clothes in two brown shopping bags , escaping from the evil men who still wanted to put a bullet in her head . the psychiatrist says that sonia is reliving her past : " the holocaust has begun again . " but perhaps in her mind it never stopped .

the haunting story of a secret childhood trauma resurfacing , sixty years later , to unravel the life of holocaust survivor sonia reich . her son , chicago tribune jazz critic howard reich , tries to uncover why his mother thinks the world is out to kill her .

while howard and leon are visiting a jewish cemetery in warsaw , leon decides that he wants to visit sonia in america because he thinks that seeing him might help her . in a scene that is almost otherworldly , sonia refuses to recognize leon when he walks into her room at the nursing home . howard shows her an old picture of her and leon sitting with her grandfather , but she refuses to look . she doesn ' t want to speak to leon , refers to him as a stranger butting in on her private conversation with her son . she won ' t even look at leon , but pays excessively close attention to her can of diet coke . later , outside in the corridor of the nursing home , leon says , " i am crushed . " he can ' t help feeling so , even though he and howard had earlier discussed sonia ' s possible negative reaction to his visit .

howard reich has been an award - winning chicago tribune arts critic and writer since 1983 . he is also a correspondent for downbeat magazine . in addition to covering jazz , blues , gospel , and world music for the tribune , he has authored several investigative reports that have been featured on abc’s nightline and various national public radio programs . he is the author of three other books : the first and final nightmare of sonia reich : a son’s memoir ( 2006 ) ; jelly’s blues : the life , music , and redemption of jelly roll morton ( 2003 ) , written with william gaines ; and van cliburn ( 1993 ) . he most recently wrote , produced , and narrated a documentary film about his mother’s unspoken holocaust childhood , prisoner of her past . reich graduated from northwestern university’s school of music .

howard ' s mother , sonia , a holocaust survivor , is living in a nursing home in illinois and is having unusual trouble dealing with her life . she can ' t escape her past , yet it ' s impossible for her to confront it . she lives in a state of almost constant paranoia . it turns out that she is suffering from what is termed " late onset post traumatic stress disorder " stemming from her horrible experiences as a child , running and hiding from the nazis and their collaborators . she still fears that " they ' re going to give me a bullet in the head . " it is heartbreaking to see sonia , who otherwise appears to be a healthy and intelligent woman , so completely immersed in her delusions .

howard decides that he must find out more about his mother ' s past , to try to better understand her mental pain . so he takes a trip to eastern europe , to visit the places where his mother and other members of his family struggled to survive . he and a few others - - including sonia ' s polish cousin leon , also a survivor - - visit the small town of dubno in the ukraine where , at ten years old , sonia ' s parents sent her out of her home into the world outside because it was the best chance she had to stay alive . she hid and fled from the evil ones for years . it is hard to imagine how traumatic that must have been .

after sixty years , sonia’s childhood trauma returns as delusion . her son , a journalist , pursues her hidden story . the film follows chicago tribune jazz critic howard reich as he journeys across the united states and eastern europe to uncover why his mother believes that the world is conspiring to kill her . along the way , he finds a family he never knew he had…

is now available for streaming and download worldwide via itunes , amazon , google play and vhx . the film tells the haunting story of a secret childhood trauma resurfacing , sixty years later , to unravel the life of holocaust survivor sonia reich . her son , chicago tribune arts critic howard reich journeys across the united states and eastern europe to uncover why his mother believes the world is conspiring to kill her .

howard notes a striking difference between sonia and leon . unlike sonia , leon is able to confront his past and even retain a few positive memories from his experiences . howard says , " leon is not afraid to look at his past . my mother can ' t go there . she is fighting that past , and he is accepting it . " the reason for this is that leon was helped in his plight by a czech family . " leon actually had a childhood . my mother had years of flight and terror . she never had an opportunity to learn how to trust , and leon did . " later , leon very movingly pays tribute to the father of that family who saved his life and also , he knows now , kept him from falling into a spiritual well of hopeless paranoia .

howard and leon talk to many of the local ukrainians . one elderly woman takes them out to a field where she witnessed as a little girl the slaughter of hundreds of jews - - not by the nazis , but by other ukrainians . she shudders at the memory of it . howard asks her , " how do you know they were ukranians ? " she looks stunned for a moment and then says , " because they were speaking ukrainian . "

since sonia , like many other survivors , has always been reluctant to talk about the terrible times she has lived through , some of her past behavior witnessed by howard and his sister when they were growing up is only now beginning to make sense . they relate many instances that , at the time , did not strike them as particularly abnormal . for instance , howard recalls waking up in the middle of the night and seeing his mother sitting on the floor in their living room , alert , staring out the front window at the street .

sonia reich was barely nine when she witnessed the execution of 12 , 000 jews in easternmost poland . she was among 100 odd people who escaped . sixty years on , the childhood trauma has returned to haunt her . now settled in us , sonia is perennially terrified that the world is out to kill her . her son , howard , now undertakes an arduous journey across us and eastern europe to find out why her mother feels this way . along the way he meets his family that he never knew existed . a brilliant film by gordon quinn , kartemquin films , on the little known medical problem : late - onset post traumatic stress disorder , a phenomenon that brings the long buried traumas back to life .

with a noted tradition of nurturing emerging talent and acting as a leading voice for independent media , kartemquin is building on more than 50 years of history as chicago’s documentary powerhouse .

in a change of pace at the end of the film , howard tells of his visit to new orleans in the wake of hurricane katrina , where he listens to other victims of post traumatic stress : children whose homes were destroyed and who were displaced , separated from their friends and family . one girl reveals a chilling fact : no matter where she is , she always keeps a suitcase packed with clothing and other necessities close at hand in case she needs to evacuate . howard remarks that his mother still has those two brown shopping bags packed and ready to go in her room at the nursing home .

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at least nowadays , howard says , many of these kids are getting help , the kind of help that was not available to his mother and other holocaust survivors back in the forties and fifties when they sorely could have used it .

for many years , howard reich has been the superlative jazz critic and writer for the chicago tribune . this documentary reveals his incredible personal history as a second - generation member of a family of ukranian jewish holocaust survivors . the film focuses mainly on his elderly mother , who after years of uneventful life in the chicago area , resisting mr . reich ' s and his sister ' s attempts to talk about her experiences , suddenly begins to " act out " her wartime traumas . his mother is diagnosed with post - traumatic stress disorder ( ptsd ) , and mr . reich , in efforts to find out what actually happened to his mother , ends up locating long - lost and never - seen relatives both in the us and in europe , with both positive and disturbing results . at only one hour long , this is an engrossing and fascinating true - life detective story .

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in one scene , howard , who looks to be in his forties , and leon ' s thirty - something son peter take time out to compare notes about their experiences as children hearing adults constantly talking about politics , the holocaust , and the war . howard says that the older folks were always angry , always shouting about one thing and another , always worrying that someone was still after the jews . it got to the point where howard immersed himself in music , playing his piano louder and louder to drown out the disturbing talk . peter says his father never stopped talking about the past , and that after a while , it all just went in one ear and out the other .

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