Movie

Blood Brothers

2007 · 95 min

A slow, shadowy descent into loyalty and loss, watching innocence curdle into violence and heartbreak.

Tagline: The days of innocence have passed. They must make their choices like men. But at what costs? Is blood really thicker than water?
Overview: Three best friends who are barely getting by as fishermen seek their fate in 1930s Shanghai. Upon arriving in the bustling city, the naïve trio gradually find their innocence corrupted as they fall into the deepest depths of the criminal underworld.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, friendship, crime, corruption
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
friendship
crime
corruption
love
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild