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Directed by | Jeremie Guez |
Screenplay by | Jeremie Guez |
Based on | Brotherly Love by Pete Dexter |
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Cinematography | Menno Mans |
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Music by | Séverin Favriau |
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Distributed by | Vertical Entertainment (United States) The Jokers Films (France)[1] Cinéart (Belgium/Netherlands)[2][3] |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
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Language | English |
Brothers by Blood (originally known as The Sound of Philadelphia)[5] is a 2020 crime drama film written, directed, and produced by Jeremie Guez, based on the 1991 novel Brotherly Love by Pete Dexter. It stars Matthias Schoenaerts, Joel Kinnaman, Maika Monroe, Paul Schneider, Nicholas Crovetti and Ryan Phillippe.
The film had its world premiere at the Deauville Film Festival on September 8, 2020. It was released on January 22, 2021, by Vertical Entertainment.
A man remains tormented by his sister's death, while his cousin grows more powerful in the hierarchy of the family crime business.
It was announced in May 2018 that Matthias Schoenaerts, Garrett Hedlund and Scoot McNairy were cast to star in the film, which was due to begin filming in August in Philadelphia.[6] In February 2019, it was announced Joel Kinnaman, Ryan Phillippe Paul Schneider and Maika Monroe were also joining.[7]
Filming began by March 2019 in New York City.[8][9]
The film had its world premiere at the Deauville Film Festival on September 8, 2020.[10][11] It was previously set to have its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 19, 2020, prior to the festival's cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12][13][14] In November 2020, Vertical Entertainment acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film and released on January 22, 2021 [5]
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