Brotherhood of Tears (2013)

Nuanced thriller. Renier is Gabriel Chevalier, an ex-cop whose personal life has taken a nosedive. He's a gambler, an alcoholic, a widower and single-parent to a rebellious teenage daughter... See full summary »

Director:

Jean-Baptiste Andrea

Writers:

Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Gael Malry

Stars:

Jérémie Renier, Audrey Fleurot, Mélusine Mayance

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jérémie Renier	...	Gabriel Chevalier
Audrey Fleurot	...	Claire Foczensky
Mélusine Mayance	...	Juliette Chevalier
Bouli Lanners	...	Le Hibou
Antoine Basler	...	Matthias le Gitan
Fabrice Michel	...	Commissaire Brochard
Denis Jousselin	...	Frédéric
Bruno Ricci	...	Stéphane
Affif Ben Badra	...	Omar (as Afif Ben Badra)
Luc Feit	...	Lydman
Marco Lorenzini	...	Reno
Vicky Krieps	...	La femme rousse
Thomas Morreal	...	Momo
Francesca Faiella	...	Hôtesse
Olivier Bony	...	Chauffeur Bruges

Storyline

Nuanced thriller. Renier is Gabriel Chevalier, an ex-cop whose personal life has taken a nosedive. He's a gambler, an alcoholic, a widower and single-parent to a rebellious teenage daughter. Unable to hold down regular work, he takes up the dubious offer of a job which involves sitting in an empty office waiting for the phone to ring. When it does, Chevalier is told to deliver a black briefcase to a specific address. One final instruction, he must never, ever, look inside the briefcase.

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Plot Keywords:

fire | suicide | death | wine | telephone number | 

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Genres:

Thriller

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User Reviews

Vintage violence

For once ,a good title ,and a screenplay which does not fall apart in the first reel,which is rare in French contemporary thrillers;besides,Jérémie Rénier is in it,and that was my main reason to watch it.

The director has a good sense of mystery and he makes the best of the settings: A candlelit apartment,a public garden where our ex-cop meets a strange old man,an apparently quiet canal,a strange ceremony in China ,a meeting in the dark forest,an auction sale (probably a hint at Hitchcock),and this shop where all the clocks have stopped ...the director knows only one tempo:accelerated ,and his hero seems overtaken by events in the first half.

Some flaws appear in the last third:the providential intervention of the superintendent (who,by chance ,is the hero's half brother) ,and the banal last pictures:after such a revelation (and the scene in the cellar is deeply moving in its horror),we expected more.

For a short while,I feared these suitcases might lead the story into the dreadful "transporter" territory ,but it is not so :Rénier does not portray a superman,à la Statham,but an ex-cop whose only reason to live is his daughter ;his past is revealed late in the story .

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Details

Country:

Belgium France Luxembourg

Language:

French

Release Date:

9 October 2013 (France)

Also Known As:

Brotherhood of Tears

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$248,280

Company Credits

Production Co:

Full House, Red Lion Sarl, Saga City

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1