Bloodbrothers (2005)
"Blodsbröder" (original title)

30-year-old Jon is released after seven years in prison and decides to put all his criminal activities behind him and start a new life.

Director:

Daniel Fridell

Writers:

Grace Maharaj-Eriksson, Liam Norberg (idea),

Stars:

Liam Norberg, Sofia Helin, Mats Helin

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Liam Norberg	...	Jon
Sofia Helin	...	Malena
Mats Helin	...	Matte
Reine Brynolfsson	...	Olle
Stina Ekblad	...	Angela
Ken Ring	...	Sami
Thorsten Flinck	...	Zoran
Keve Hjelm	...	Old art dealer
Valerio Amico
Leif Andrée	...	Museum guard
Steve Aalam	...	Police officer
Martin Aliaga	...	Museum guard
Pia Green	...	Malena's mother
Thomas Hedengran	...	Police interrogator
Gudmar Klöving	...	(as Gunnar Klöfving)

Storyline

30-year-old Jon is released after seven years in prison and decides to put all his criminal activities behind him and start a new life.

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Plot Keywords:

release from prison | brother brother relationship | library | cocaine | art theft | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Release Date:

2 December 2005 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Bloodbrothers

Company Credits

Production Co:

Public Art Entertainment, Scanbox Entertainment, Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Wellmeant, but Way too amateurish for my taste

Nothing here functions technically. Awful boxy sound makes this painful to listen to. The direction is also rather bland, though the actors do their best to keep the whole project up. But you can actually sense their troubles.

It's not good to watch a movie where the camera is kept so close up all the time. It actually makes the kisses unbearable to watch. I don't really want to participate in those kisses, but are almost forced to.

A young Noomi Rapace is best, being able to tearjerker in seconds just after listening to a sentence. That alone is almost enough to give this a 3 out of ten. Kept at gunpoint she's again marvelous.

This film is well meant, but amateurish on all levels professionally, and is filmed in an awful bleak light, not doing anyone a favor, making them look like sick drug addicts.

I understand this is some kind of follow up of a much loved film. That makes it even worse. Do yourself a favor. Keep away from this.