Guide Note

It focuses on a relationship between Arkady Shapira (Maximilian Schell) and his two sons, Reuben (Edward Furlong and Joshua (Time Roth) a hit man for the Russian Mafia in Brooklyn, New York.

Fast Facts

1. Director and writer: James Gray
2. Producer: Paul Webster
3. Release Date: May 19, 1995
4. Starring: Tim Roth, Edward Furlong, Maximilian Schell, Moira Kelly, Vanessa Redgrave
5. Runtime: 98 min.
6. Rated R
7. Tagline: "Brothers in blood. Partners in crime."

1. Arkady Shapira: "You know there is a saying: When a child is six years old, it says, "the father can do everything". When he's twelve, he says, 'the father can almost do everything'. When he's sixteen, he says, 'the father is an idiot'. When he's twenty-four, he says, 'the father wasn't maybe such an idiot', and then, when he's forty, he says, 'if I could only ask my father'. But I'm afraid my sons will never ask themselves that."