''Blood'' is a 2012

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...

directed by Nick Murphy and written by Bill Gallagher. The plot is about two brothers who are policemen and charts the moral collapse of a police family. The two brothers, played by

Paul Bettany Paul Bettany (born 27 May 1971) is an English actor. He is mostly known for his roles as J.A.R.V.I.S. and Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, recently starring in the Disney+ miniseries '' WandaVision'' (2021), for which he was nominate ...

(Joe Fairburn) and

Stephen Graham Stephen Joseph Graham (born 3 August 1973) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Andrew "Combo" Gascoigne in the film ''This Is England'' (2006) and its television sequels ''This Is England '86'' (2010), '' This Is England '88'' ( ...

(Christie Fairburn) must investigate a despicable crime in a small town, in the shadow of their former police chief father. The film is a cinematic

remake A remake is a film, television series, video game, song or similar form of entertainment that is based upon and retells the story of an earlier production in the same medium—e.g., a "new version of an existing film". A remake tells the same ...

of the 2004 BBC television mini series ''

Conviction In law, a conviction is the verdict reached by a court of law finding a defendant guilty of a crime. The opposite of a conviction is an acquittal (that is, "not guilty"). In Scotland, there can also be a verdict of " not proven", which is cons ...

'', which Gallagher also wrote.

Plot

While trying to solve a vicious murder in a small town, two detectives Joe (

) and Chrissie (

) wind up murdering the suspected perpetrator. What follows brings them on a journey through fear and drives them to turn on each other. All whilst under the gaze of their police force colleague, Robert (

Mark Strong Mark Strong (born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia; 5 August 1963), is a British actor, best known for his film roles such as Prince Septimus in ''Stardust'' (2007), Archibald in '' RocknRolla'' (2008), Lord Henry Blackwood in ''Sherlock Holmes'' (20 ...

). The investigation and ultimate crime turns their lives into a downward spiral of guilt and paranoia.

Cast

as Joe Fairburn *

as Robert Seymour *

as Chrissie Fairburn * Brian Cox as Lanny Fairburn *

Naomi Battrick Naomi Faye Battrick (born 11 April 1991) is an English actress. Career She was born in Kettering Northamptonshire and her first television appearance was in a guest role on ''The Bill'' as Miranda Roscoe, following which she won the part of 15- ...

as Miriam Fairburn *

Ben Crompton Benjamin Lorton Crompton (born 1974) is an English actor and standup comedian, best known for his performance on the BBC sketch show ''Man Stroke Woman'' and as Colin in the BBC Three sitcom ''Ideal''. From 2012 to 2019, Crompton portrayed Eddi ...

as Jason Buleigh *

Natasha Little Natasha Emma Little (born 2 October 1969) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Edith Thompson in the film '' Another Life'', Lady Caroline Langbourne in the BBC miniseries ''The Night Manager'', and Christina Moxam in the B ...

as Lily Fairburn *

Zoë Tapper Zoë Tapper (born 26 October 1981) is an English actress who first came to prominence playing Nell Gwynne in Richard Eyre's award-winning film ''Stage Beauty'' in 2004. She is known for portraying Anya Raczynski in '' Survivors'' and Mina Har ...

as Jemma Vern *

Adrian Edmondson Adrian Charles Edmondson (born 24 January 1957) is an English actor, comedian, musician, writer and television presenter. He was part of the alternative comedy boom in the early 1980s and had roles in the television series ''The Young Ones (TV s ...

as Tom Tiernan *Nick Murphy as Sports Master *Patrick Hurd-Wood as Dominic *Daniel Pemberton as Drunken Guitarist *

Stuart McQuarrie Stuart McQuarrie (born 19 March 1963) is a Scottish actor who has starred in several acclaimed films, including ''Trainspotting'' and '' 28 Days Later''. Besides numerous film and TV appearances McQuarrie has performed extensively in theatre th ...

as David Saddler *

Sandra Voe Sandra Voe (born 6 October 1936) is a Scottish actress of film, television, and theatre. Career Television and films Voe began her on screen career in 1966, appearing in an episode of ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook''. She has also appeared in '' ...

as Sandra Buleigh *Brooklyn Baker as CID Officer *Jenna Sheehy as Running Girl 3 *Faye Morrison as Race Winner

References

External links

* * * BBC Film films 2012 films British thriller films 2012 thriller films Films scored by Daniel Pemberton 2010s English-language films 2010s British films {{2010s-thriller-film-stub