BLOOD TIES [BLU-RAY + DVD] (BILINGUAL)

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• Release Year: 2013
• Genre: Crime, Drama, Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: This film concerns the exploits of the "Carpathian American" society in Long Beach. Carpathian Americans are just like any other expatriate organization, they enjoy family get together, and share business opportunities (cf the Italian Americans ...). There is just one minor difference, the Carpathian Americans seem to have a predilection for drinking human blood. The film begins somewhere deep in the bible belt where teenager Cody wakes to find that intruders have just skewered his parents and are about to set fire to them for good measure. Despite being shot by a crossbow bolt Cody makes his escape from the "hunters". He remembers his parent's advice to him that if he was ever in trouble he should contact his uncle in Long Beach. The uncle turns out to be a local businessman (of an unscrupulous nature) and also a leading light in the "Carpathian American" society. Cody is introduced to other members of the society notably Harry, a crusading journalist and his non-Carpathian girlfriend/lawyer who wants to see his fellow Carpathians become more integrated, the wanton Celia who likes to have her neck bitten during moments of ecstasy, and "The Shrikes" a gang of tearaway biker teenage vampires. Before long Cody has been initiated into the terrible secret which ties this clan together. All would be well if it were not for the hunters who have followed Cody and are now seeking to destroy the nest of vampires they have found. The Carpathians must choose between their outward air of "respectability" and renewing an age old blood feud.
• Cast: Clive Owen, Billy Crudup, Marion Cotillard, Mila Kunis, Zoe Saldana, Matthias Schoenaerts, James Caan, Noah Emmerich, Lili Taylor, Domenick Lombardozzi, John Ventimiglia, Griffin Dunne, Jamie Hector, Yul Vazquez, Eve Hewson, Anais Lee, Mirabelle Lee, Richard Petrocelli, Mark Mahoney, Vincent Lamberti, Olek Krupa, Joseph Patrick O'Malley, Laurence Lowry, Jon Goracy, Joseph Mesiano, Philipp C. Wolter, Brendan Burke, Charlie Tahan, Daisy Tahan, Angelica Boccella, Chris Fischer, Tom Greer, Audrey Amey, Mike Sheehan, John Joseph Gallagher, Austin Williams, Ron Crawford, Mike Houston, Eli Tokash, Julian Gamble, Dominik Tiefenthaler, T.J. Kenneally, Anthony Alessandro, Heather Litteer, Matthew Sproul, Craig Castaldo, Maytal Angel, Daniel Bainbridge, Tommy Bayiokos, Kevin Cannon, Ismael Peter Casillas III, Courtney Cooper, Richard R. Corapi, Mario Corry, Alix Cross, John Damroth, Coy DeLuca, Joseph A. DiPietro, Sarah Dulat, Daniella Escobio, Edgar Felix, Chris Haemmerle, Leeann Hellijas, James Hook, Tammy Jean, Anne Bergstedt Jordanova, Anna Kuchma, Robert Leckington, Stacey Maltin, John Mancini, Johan Matton, Frank L. Messina, Melissa Mikel, Bryan A. Miranda, Olan Montgomery, Kennedy Moronta, Nicole Neuman, Katelyn O'Friel, Dennis Rees, Veronika Ann Rees, McKenzie Shea, Chris Slone, Rob Stats, Gerard Sullivan, Krista Tunnell, Ben Van Bergen, Joshua Williams, Guillaume Canet, James Gray, Jacques Maillot, Pierre Chosson, Eric Veniard, Bruno Papet, Michel Papet
• Director: Guillaume Canet
• Runtime: 0
• Media Format: movie