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As is often the case with Allen's films, not much is known of the film's plot at this early point. In an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer's Steven Rea, however, he did reveal it will be a serious drama and Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor will play brothers.^[1] The Philadelphia Inquirer is one of a two Knight Ridder newspaper duopoly daily for the Philadelphia area. ... Colin James Farrell (born May 31, 1976) is an Irish actor who has appeared in several high-profile Hollywood films including Daredevil, Miami Vice, Minority Report, Phone Booth and S.W.A.T.. // Farrell was born prematurely. ... Ewan Gordon McGregor (born March 31, 1971) (IPA pronunciation: [1]) is a Scottish actor who has had significant success in mainstream, indie and art house films. ...

The film was premiered in secret at Avilés in Spain on June 18, 2007.^[2] It was officially premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2007 and was already in theaters in Spain by november 3rd, 2007.^[3] The film had its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2007.^[4] Capital Avilés Area  - total  - % of Asturias Ranked 71st 25. ... is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Venice Film Festival ( ) is the oldest film festival in the world. ... is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Plot

WARNING: The following lines contain important parts of the plot and the ending of the movie.

The film involves British siblings Terry (Colin Farrell) and Ian (Ewan McGregor), who live in South London, and were raised by a weak father who runs a restaurant, and a strong mother who taught her to look up to their uncle, Howard (Tom Wilkinson), a successful businessman. Colin James Farrell (born May 31, 1976) is an Irish actor who has appeared in several high-profile Hollywood films including Daredevil, Miami Vice, Minority Report, Phone Booth and S.W.A.T.. // Farrell was born prematurely. ... Ewan Gordon McGregor (born March 31, 1971) (IPA pronunciation: [1]) is a Scottish actor who has had significant success in mainstream, indie and art house films. ... South London area South London (known colloquially as South of the River) is the area of London south of the River Thames. ... Tom Wilkinson Tom Wilkinson, OBE, born December 12, 1948, is an Oscar nominated English actor. ...

Both brothers decide to buy a sailboat which they name Cassandra´s Dream, after the dog that won the race in which Colin Farrell earned the money to buy the boat.

After a day sailing with their girlfriends and while driving back home in a borrowed Bentley, Ian meets crosses an attractive woman on the road (Hayley Atwell, with whom he falls in love. Hayley Atwell (born 1982) is an English actress. ...

The brothers´ financial difficulties, Terry´s gambling problems, and Ian´s wishes to invest in hotels in California, lead them think about asking for Howard´s help.

Uncle Howard supposedly comes to London to celebrate her sister´s birthday. And when the two brothers ask for his financial help, he unexpectedly reveals that he´s about to go to jail due to certain accusation coming from an old business partner. Howard asks his two nephews to murder the guy.

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In the end, Ian can't bring himself to kill Terry, who's on the verge of informing the police that his brother and he had murdered someone who would've otherwise testified against their rich uncle Howard on whom their family depended, and thus in a fit of rage, Ian and Terry tussle aboard their small sailboat, named Cassandra's Dream. In the chaos, Ian is thrown against the hull and killed. Terry, who already had thoughts of suicide from the depression he faced by becoming a murderer then drowns himself.

Cast

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Trivia

• This is Allen's third film to be shot in London. It is the first of the three not to star Scarlett Johansson.
• According to the Internet Movie Database, the budget is approximately £13 million.
• Filming began on July 10, 2006.

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References

1. ^ Woody Allen is feeling at home in London, an article by Steven Rea for the Philadelphia Inquirer
2. ^ Scotsman June 20, 2007 Spanish town beats Venice to Woody Allen premiere
3. ^ http://imdb.com/title/tt0795493/releaseinfo
4. ^ http://www.tiff07.ca/industry/filmsandschedules/filmdetails.aspx?id=705151612311292

External links

• Cassandra's Dream at Rotten Tomatoes