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Release Year1998
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, TV Movie
Votes4
DirectorRichard Pearce
WritersBill Cain
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.1 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThicker Than Blood
About Thicker Than Blood
Griffin Byrne is the idealistic new history, English and maths teacher in Father Frank Larkin's school in a mainly Latino ghetto neighborhood where most kids, even many of its graduates, end up in crime and poverty. He takes a particular interest in one of the boys nobody believes will ever come to anything, Lee Cortes, who he finds to be a prodigy in cartoon drawing but who never spoke a word at school, and always wears a Walkman, essentially because of his home situation: his elder brother Tyro, a drug dealer, abuses him and his mother, so he often stays home to mind the smallest siblings. Griffin tries everything to help Lee, despite everyones cynicism, even takes him in his bachelor flat, but finds the whole family situation must be solved, which is probably beyond his power, yet tries tireless, even if he gets nothing but abuse and the results seem to do more hurting then helping...
Directed by Richard Pearce, Thicker Than Blood leans on a strong ensemble — Mickey Rourke, Dan Futterman, Carlo Alban — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1998.
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