The Forgiveness of Blood

2012 | Drama, Foreign Language

Synopsis

An Albanian family is torn apart by a murder, resulting in a blood feud that makes eldest son Nik a prime target and forces his sister, eldest daughter Rudina, to leave school in order to take over the family business.

Scores

Overall Score
42.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
30.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
37.3%
Review Aggregate
75.8

Critic Consensus

83.8% Fresh • 68 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 84% of 68 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, realistic, coming of age. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlyrealisticcoming of agepsychologicalcharacter-driventragicsuspensefulgrittyromanticlighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Tristan Halilaj2012$5,000$7,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score84.0
RT critic review count69
Rotten Tomatoes audience score72.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes2,091

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$126,700$173,109
International2012$28,683$39,189
Worldwide2012$155,383$212,298

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2012$74,823$102,230
Digital Rentals ?2012$1,704,000$2,328,157
Digital Purchases ?2012$766,000$1,046,578
Physical Rentals ?2012$2,701,000$3,690,347
Physical Purchases ?2012$6,674,000$9,118,614
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$63,350$86,554
Total Revenues2012$11,983,173$16,372,480
Expenses
Budget ?2012$250,000 (est)$341,572 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$124,000 (est)$169,420 (est)
Participations2012$479,000$654,453
Residuals ?2012$781,000$1,067,072
Interest & Overhead2012$50,000$68,314
Total Expenses2012$1,684,000$2,300,831
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$10,299,173$14,071,649

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