#417. Cinema : The Brothers Bloom [2009]
The Brothers Bloom is a American 2009 caper film written and directed by Rian Johnson and stars Mark Ruffalo, Adrien Brody, Rachel Weisz, Robbie Coltrane, Zachary Gordon, Nora Zehetner and Rinko Kikuchi. Shooting began in Ulcinj, Montenegro on March 19, 2007. The film is budgeted at $20 million.The world's greatest con men, the Brothers Bloom, have made a living off of swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Stephen (Ruffalo) and Bloom (Brody), and their silent partner and sidekick Bang-Bang (Kikuchi) team up for one last job, conning beautiful heiress Penelope (Weisz) by taking her on a tour of the world and relieving her of US$2.5 million. On the way, Bloom (who has no first name in the entire movie) falls for Penelope, which complicates the con severely.
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