Monday, October 22, 2007

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Release date(s):
October 26, 2007
Genre : Drama, Thriller

Directed by Sidney Lumet
Produced by Michael Cerenzie, Brian Linse, William S. Gilmore
Written by Kelly Masterson
Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei, Rosemary Harris
Music by Carter Burwell
Cinematography Ron Fortunato
Editing by Tom Swartwout
Distributed by Capitol Films

Hoffman plays Andy Hanson, a businessman who is in desperate need of money. He convinces his brother Hank (Hawke) to rob their parents' jewelry store so they can split the money they know is in the safe. Hank, in turn, hires an acquaintance to help him in the robbery. When the heist goes off, the plan goes awry as the accomplice is killed and the mother (Harris) is mortally wounded. Hank and Andy, along with Andy's wife Gina (Tomei), now have to deal with the repercussions of the botched crime as their father swears vengeance on the culprits.

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