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 chief | british | england | island | coast | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie was shot in Wirral, England in and around the town where the director, Nick Murphy, grew up. He relocated much of the action to the island off West Kirby where as a kid he had thought it would be a good place to bury a body.

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Quotes

Joe Fairburn: Out to the islands.

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Connections

References Brief Encounter (1945)

User Reviews

Absolutely astonishing film. A must see if you like true crime dramas.

Rarely does a movie come along that slips under the radar of the movie goers of the world that is as poignant as Blood. I know people have a habit of watching Blockbusters and judging all movies based on the salary of the actors and the budget of the film. Blood is proof, yet again, that a movie doesn't have to be high budget to be beyond great. I very rarely rate movies as most people don't really pay much attention to the actual review that is associated with the rating. The entire cast and crew of this movie were exemplary and deserve the accolades that go along with it. I have a new benchmark to base all crime dramas off of now thanks to this great and powerful movie.

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