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Blood Brothers

(2009)
R In Theaters 02/16/2009 , 50min.
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Plot & Details

Older brother Chubby (Paul Sorvino) is a combative, booze-swilling, rough-edged construction worker, following in the footsteps of his brother Tommy (Tony Lo Bianco). Macho in the extreme, these fellows have no time for the sensitive moral quandaries which are at the heart of the two younger brothers' lives. Stony (Richard Gere), has worked with his father in the construction business, but longs to work with children. Albert (Michael Hershewe), the youngest, is a sensitive lad, the butt of his father and oldest brother's rough manner, and is constantly being harassed by his stressed-out mother (Lelia Goldoni). After a few attempts to communicate with his insensitive older brother and his parents, Stony must decide for himself if the rejection he will experience from his family on leaving the construction business is worth it; and if it is, what can be done to protect his younger brother from the rest of the family?
  • MPAA Rating: R
  • Genre(s): Action,Drama
  • Run Time: 50min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 02/16/2009
  • Director(s): Robert Mulligan
  • Themes: Generation Gap,Domestic Abuse,Class Differences,Fathers and Sons,Sibling Relationships
  • Tone: Earnest,Forceful,Reflective,Talky
  • Keywords: Native-American,career,construction,culture [social culture],enemy,family,family-strife,family-tragedy,friendship,generation-gap,life-choices,man,self-discovery,slice-of-life,survivor,wilderness

Awards

Academy Awards

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1978 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Adapted Screenplay Walter Newman Nominated
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