''Brothers by Blood'' (originally known as ''The Sound of Philadelphia'') is a 2020

crime drama Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

film written, directed, and produced by Jeremie Guez, based on the 1991 novel ''Brotherly Love'' by

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. It stars Matthias Schoenaerts,

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, Maika Monroe, Paul Schneider, Nicholas Crovetti and Ryan Phillippe. The film had its world premiere at the

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on September 8, 2020. It was released on January 22, 2021, by Vertical Entertainment.

Plot

A man remains tormented by his sister's death, while his cousin grows more powerful in the hierarchy of the family crime business.

Cast

* Matthias Schoenaerts as Peter Flood ** Nicholas Crovetti as Young Peter Flood *

as Michael Flood * Maika Monroe as Grace * Paul Schneider as Jimmy * Ryan Phillippe as Charley Flood *

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as Phil Flood * James Nelson-Joyce as Leonard *

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as Bono * Carlos Schram as Carlos * Tarek Hamite as Ryan

Production

It was announced in May 2018 that Matthias Schoenaerts,

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and

Scoot McNairy John Marcus "Scoot" McNairy (born November 11, 1977) is an American actor and film producer. He is known for his roles in ''Monsters'', ''Argo'', ''Killing Them Softly'', '' 12 Years a Slave'', '' Gone Girl'', and '' Batman v Superman: Dawn of J ...

were cast to star in the film, which was due to begin filming in August in

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. In February 2019, it was announced

, Ryan Phillippe Paul Schneider and Maika Monroe were also joining. Filming began by March 2019 in

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Release

The film had its world premiere at the

on September 8, 2020. It was previously set to have its world premiere at the

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on April 19, 2020, prior to the festival's cancellation due to the

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. In November 2020, Vertical Entertainment acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film and released on January 22, 2021

Reception

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 8368294 Films postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic American crime drama films Films set in Philadelphia Films shot in New York City Killer Films films Vertical Entertainment films Films produced by Christine Vachon English-language French films French crime drama films English-language Belgian films Belgian crime drama films 2020 films 2020 crime drama films English-language Dutch films Dutch crime drama films 2020s English-language films 2020s American films 2020s French films