BROTHERHOOD OF TEARS
synopsis
The story of 38-year-old Gabriel Chevalier, a former member of the criminal investigation department. He is unemployed and marginal with a daughter to look after, when a previous informer offers him the job of carrying a briefcase whose contents he ignores in exchange for a fabulous fee. His employers, whose identity he ignores, assure him that the briefcase contains nothing illegal. Gabriel, who thinks the money will solve all his problems, accepts the terms of the contract: to never, under any circumstances, open the briefcase. His deliveries takes him to strange destinations to meet even stranger clients. Gabriel fast becomes rich, finally emerging from years of misery. But as he starts to take himself back in hand, his conscience and policeman's instinct are reawakened…
international title: | Brotherhood of Tears |
original title: | La Confrérie des larmes |
country: | France, Belgium, Luxembourg |
sales agent: | Playtime |
year: | 2013 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Jean-Baptiste Andrea |
film run: | 100' |
release date: | FR 09/10/2013 |
screenplay: | Jean-Baptiste Andrea, Gaël Malry |
cast: | Jérémie Renier, Audrey Fleurot, Bouli Lanners, Mélusine Mayance |
cinematography by: | Jean-Pierre Sauvaire |
film editing: | Antoine Vareille |
art director: | Diana van de Vossenberg |
costumes designer: | Nathalie Leborgne |
music: | Laurent Perez Del Mar |
producer: | Didar Domehri, Laurent Baudens, Gaël Nouaille |
co-producer: | Jean-Jacques Neira, Jeanne Geiber |
production: | Full House, Direct Cinéma, Saga Film, Red Lion, Maneki Films |
distributor: | Rezo Films |