“A rivetingly…authentic New York cops-and-crime drama”
–Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Clive Owen and Billy Crudup Head UpAn Incredible Ensemble Cast In Gritty Crime Thriller Arriving On Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD June 24
From Lionsgate Home Entertainment
SANTA MONICA, CA (April7, 2014)–1970s Brooklyn sets the stage for the action-packedthriller Blood Ties, headlined by Clive Owen (Children Of Men) and Billy Crudup (Almost Famous), coming to Blu-ray Disc (plus Digital HD UltraViolet), DVD (plus Digital UltraViolet) and Digital HD June 24 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Blood Ties is currently available on Video on Demand and Pay-Per-View. The film also starsMarion Cotillard (Inception), Mila Kunis (Black Swan), Zoe Saldana (Star Trek), Matthias Schoenaerts (Rust and Bone), Noah Emmerich (TV’s “The Americans”), Lili Taylor (The Conjuring), Domenick Lombardozzi (HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire”), John Ventimiglia (HBO’s “The Sopranos”), Griffin Dunne (Showtime’s “House of Lies”), Jamie Hector (TV’s “Heroes”), Yul Vazquez (Captain Phillips) and James Caan (The Godfather). The Blood Ties Blu-ray Disc and DVD, including a behind-the-scenes featurette, will be available for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98, respectively.
Blood Tiesis directed by Guillaume Canet (Little White Lies) from a screenplay by Guillaume Canet & James Gray (We Own the Night), and based on the movie Les Liens du Sang by Jacques Maillot.The screenplay by Jacques Maillot (Froid comme l’été), Pierre Chosson (Froid comme l’été) and Eric Veniard (Nos vies heureuses) is based on the novel Deux Freres, Un Flic, Un Truand written by Michel and Bruno Papet.
Blood Ties begins when Chris (Owen) is released from prison. Reluctantly waiting for him on the outside is his younger brother Frank (Crudup), a cop with an aspiring future. After trying to stay on the straight path without any success, Chris inevitably descends back into a life of crime and puts Frank in a tough predicament. Does he cover for his brother and salvage the only family he has? Or does he do the right thing and risk destroying everything he loves?
BLU-RAY/DVD SPECIAL FEATURES*
- “Blood Ties: Behind The Scenes” featurette
*Subject to change
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PROGRAM INFORMATION
Year of Production: 2013
Title Copyright:© 2013 Les Productions du Trésor – Caneo Films – France 2 Cinéma – Mars Films - Wild Bunch – Chi-Fou-Mi Productions – LGM Cinéma – Treasure Company – Le Grisbi Productions. Artwork & Supplementary Materials © 2014 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Type:Theatrical Release
Rating: R for violence, pervasive language, some sexual content and brief drug use
Genre:Action/Crime/Thriller/Drama
Closed Captioned:English SDH
Subtitles:English and Spanish
Feature Run Time: 128minutes
Blu-ray Format:1080P High Definition 16x9 Widescreen (2.40:1)
DVD Format:16x9 Widescreen (2.40:1)
Blu-ray Audio: 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio and 5.1 Spanish Dolby Digital
DVD Audio:English and Spanish5.1 Dolby Digital
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