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Director:
Jacques Maillot
Writers:
Pierre Chosson (writer)
Jacques Maillot (writer)
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Release Date:
6 February 2008 (Belgium) See more »
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama See more »
Plot:
The story of two rival brothers, one a pimp and the other a cop, and how the former manages to be the family favorite. | Add synopsis »
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Gritty crime drama set in 70s France See more (3 total) »

Cast

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Guillaume Canet ... François

François Cluzet ... Gabriel
Clotilde Hesme ... Corinne
Marie Denarnaud ... Nathalie
Mehdi Nebbou ... José Lazaga
Olivier Perrier ... Henri
Carole Franck ... Monique
Hélène Foubert ... Colette
Eric Bonicatto ... Paulo
Alain Beigel ... Briquet
Thierry Levaret ... Martial
Marc Bodnar ... Gérard
Stéphane Gitton ... Jumeau #1
Laurent Gitton ... Jumeau #2
Virgil Leclaire ... Le fils de François
Geordy Monfils ... Le fils de Gabriel
Chloé Leroi ... La fille de Gabriel
Fred Ulysse ... Louison
Alain Ussel ... Le gérant du restaurant
Nadia Fossier ... Jacqueline
Pierre Pellet ... Charles
Cyril Couton ... Fernand Lazeau
Patrick Harivel ... Le petit chef
Marie Gili-Pierre ... Maryvonne
Ludovic Dedier ... Le fils de Paulo
Sophie Parel ... L'employée du Progrès
Rodolfo De Souza ... Le concierge
Luc Thuillier ... Le commissaire Blanqui
Laurent Soffiati ... Lardot
Laurent Besançon ... Touati
Joseph Malerba ... Braqueur #1
Thierry Saelens ... Braqueur #2
Michaël Vander-Meiren ... Braqueur #3 (as Mickaël Vander-Meiren)
Julien Piguet ... Braqueur #4
Bruno Paviot ... Un inspecteur
Daniel Isoppo ... Le conseiller municipal
Philippe Le Dem ... Proxénète 1
Cyrille Labbe ... Proxénète 2 (as Cyrille Labbé)
Thierry Nenez ... Le client de Monique
Daphné Tarka ... La fille de Corinne
Husky Kihal ... Frère de José #1
Rodolphe Couthouis ... Frère de José #2
Philippe Saïd ... Le pompier
Aline Chaud ... La femme policier
Didier Nobletz ... Le braqueur de l'Intermarché
Patrick Bonnel ... Le patron du SRPJ
Alban Casterman ... Le planton
Muriel Riou ... La prostituée tabassée
Michel Delannoy ... Le petit vieux
Marie-Charlotte Salmon ... L'infirmière
Marc Chapiteau ... Bouchet
Ingrid Mareski ... Marielle
Benoît Berthon ... Inspecteur Annecy #1
Samuel Poirier ... Inspecteur Annecy #2
Emmanuel Beckermann ... Inspecteur Annecy #3
Fanny Imbert ... La belle fille du Ruby
Adeline D'Hermy ... La prostituée italienne
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Clément Apertet ... (scenes deleted)
Sarah Grappin ... Lydie (scenes deleted)
Eric Soubelet ... Gardien de l'ONF (scenes deleted)
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Directed by
Jacques Maillot 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Pierre Chosson  writer
Jacques Maillot  writer
Bruno Papet  novel
Michel Papet  novel
Eric Veniard  writer

Produced by
Grégory Barrey .... associate producer
Jeremy Burdek .... co-producer
Cyril Colbeau-Justin .... producer
Jean-Baptiste Dupont .... producer
Nadia Khamlichi .... co-producer
Adrian Politowski .... co-producer
 
Original Music by
Stéphan Oliva 
 
Cinematography by
Luc Pagès 
 
Film Editing by
Andrea Sedlácková 
 
Costume Design by
Bethsabée Dreyfus 
Aline Dupays  (as Bethsabée Dreyfus)
Mélanie Gautier (costumes)
 
Makeup Department
Roxane Bruneton .... additional make-up artist
Alexis Kinebanyan .... special makeup effects artist
Alexandre Laforest .... hair stylist
Nathalie Marchaud .... hair stylist
Thi Thanh Tu Nguyen .... key makeup artist
Alice Robert .... assistant makeup artist
 
Production Management
Julien Brun .... assistant unit manager
Jean-Christophe Colson .... production manager
Christophe Masson .... assistant unit manager
Cécile Navarro .... assistant unit manager
Amaury Serieye .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alexandra Denni .... first assistant director
Juliette Maillard .... second assistant director
Charlotte Marrel .... third assistant director
 
Art Department
Vincent Amiel .... construction coordinator
Tibor Dora .... carpenter
Christophe Mercier .... assistant art director
Christophe Offret .... property master
Olivia Talan .... property assistant
 
Sound Department
Jérôme Aghion .... boom operator
Frédéric de Ravignan .... sound
Olivier Grandjean .... boom operator
Jean-Barthelemy Velay .... sound trainee (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Benjamin Ageorges .... visual effects supervisor
Nicolas Delbecq .... digital artist
Adrien Servadio .... digital artist
 
Stunts
Stéphane Collo .... stunts
Gilles Conseil .... stunt coordinator
Jérôme Gaspard .... stunt performer
Pascaline Girardot .... stunts
Gérard Kuhnl .... stunts
Sébastien Lagniez .... stunt performer
Yann Tremblay .... stunts
Daniel Vérité .... stunt coordinator
Julien Vérité .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Nicolas Boucart .... key grip
Mathilde Cathelin .... second assistant camera
Patrick Rebatel .... gaffer
Patrick Renault .... electrician
Antoine Struyf .... first assistant camera
Hatuey Suarez .... grip
 
Casting Department
Claire Coulange .... casting assistant
Franzo Curcio .... extras casting assistant
 
Editorial Department
Mathilde Delacroix .... color timer
 
Transportation Department
Hrouchoff Svet .... coordinator: transport facilities
 
Other crew
Céline Breuil-Japy .... script supervisor
Romain Courtine .... assistant location manager
Pierre Philippe Hendrickx .... legal advisor: Belgium
Iwona Sellers .... production executive
Amaury Serieye .... location manager
Gilles Waterkeyn .... production executive
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Rivals" - International (English title)
"Desmoi aimatos" - Greece (festival title)
"Laços de Sangue" - Portugal (imdb display title)
"Rivals" - Germany (imdb display title)
"Rivals - Zwei Brüder: Ein Cop... ein Bankräuber" - Germany (complete title)
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Runtime:
106 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Certification:
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Ireland:15A | Portugal:M/16
Filming Locations:
Paris, France
Company:
LGM ProductionsSee more »

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11 out of 11 people found the following review useful.
Gritty crime drama set in 70s France, 8 September 2008
Author: Siamois from Canada

The movie follows two brothers, one on each side of the law. Gabriel is about to be released from prison and plans to stay clean, despite his rebellious nature. His brother François is a cop, struggling to belong because he was born in a hard neighborhood and in love with the wife of a criminal he put behind bars.

The movie's greatest quality is probably the setting. The late 70s truly come alive in this drama. Costumes, cars, music. The writing team also concocted the classic crime drama you would expect in the 70s and even director Jacques Maillot directs somewhat with a 70s feel, down to police procedures, chases and gunfights. A word of warning: this isn't an action flick. The movie seems content exploring the two brothers and the lives they try to build for themselves as well as the clashes between them when their lives intersect. As such, it is more of a drama than anything else.

François Cluzet (who plays bad boy Gabriel) is his usual self: excellent. His character doesn't apologize for his nature and at the same time, Cluzet is perfect in capturing the somewhat pathetic, self-victimizing nature of his character. Guillaume Canet (playing François the cop) is also good. Canet seems to have made a name for himself and stars in a lot of French movies (particularly thrillers). The rest of the large cast is more than adequate.

What prevents this superb production from a higher rating is a somewhat flat story and a botched ending. There's this impression that the writers and director may chewed more than what was needed and couldn't tie this more appropriately. It's still a fun ride but something seems to be missing at times, which is a shame since the basics are solid.

Still very worthwhile if you miss old school crime movies of the 70s and early 80s.

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