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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (Original title)
Dates: 2007 (Copyright), 11 January 2008 (Release)

Countries: United Kingdom, USA

Directed by: Sidney Lumet

Synopsis: Drama, thriller. Andy, a businessman who is in desperate need of money, persuades his brother Hank to steal from their parents' jewelry shop so they can split the money they know is in the safe. Hank employs a friend to help him in the robbery. However, the heist goes wrong as his partner in crime is killed and his mother is mortally wounded. Hank and Andy, along with his wife Gina, now have to face the consequences of the failed crime as their father swears vengeance on the perpetrators.

Genre:
Thriller

Subject:
Robberies
Releases
Date: 2007not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound) / SDDSRuntime: 116 mins Dialogue (original): English