Blood (2012)

Thriller charting the moral collapse of a police family. Two cop brothers, smothered by the shadow of their former police chief father, must investigate a crime they themselves have committed.

Director:

Nick Murphy

Writers:

Bill Gallagher, Bill Gallagher (based on the miniseries by)

Stars:

Paul Bettany, Stephen Graham, Brian Cox

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Bettany	...	Joe Fairburn
Stephen Graham	...	Chrissie Fairburn
Brian Cox	...	Lenny Fairburn
Mark Strong	...	Robert Seymour
Ben Crompton	...	Jason Buliegh
Naomi Battrick	...	Miriam Fairburn
Zoë Tapper	...	Jemma Venn
Natasha Little	...	Lily Fairburn
Sandra Voe	...	Sandra Buliegh
Jasper Britton	...	Daniel Heston
Adrian Edmondson	...	Tom Tiernan
Danny McEvoy	...	Sammy
Lucy Lowe	...	Judy Drinkle (as Elizabeth Lowe)
Patrick Hurd-Wood	...	Dominic
Stuart McQuarrie	...	David Saddler

Storyline

Thriller charting the moral collapse of a police family. Two cop brothers, smothered by the shadow of their former police chief father, must investigate a crime they themselves have committed.

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Plot Keywords:

police | police chief | british | england | island | 

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Taglines:

You can't bury the truth.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 August 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blood - Mord am Meer

Filming Locations:

Hilbre Island, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Films, British Film Institute (BFI), IM Global

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The photograph of Lenny Fairburn's (Brian Cox) wife is the director's mum, Angie.

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Quotes

Joe Fairburn: Out to the islands.

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Connections

References Brief Encounter (1945)

User Reviews

Another very good movie in the British crime drama genre. Very tense & leaves you wondering who the good guy is. I liked it. I say B

"What have you done??! What have you done ??!" After a young girl is brutally murdered it is up to a family on the police force to catch the murderer. After all the clues point to one man two brothers go out and find him and bring him in for questioning. After it turns out there isn't enough evidence for trial they push for a confession. When the interrogation goes to far the family is now forced to investigate the crime they committed. This was an interesting idea for a movie and I am usually a fan of the British crime genre so I was looking forward to seeing this. I was not disappointed at all. The movie was a little slow at times but overall it kept me interested and I really liked the character arcs and watching all of them change for better or worse. The cast and acting is great and the movie is tense and entertaining. Fans of this genre will really enjoy this, I know I did. Overall, very much worth seeing and keeps you feeling tense and your not really sure who to root for the entire movie. I give it a B.