‘The Forgiveness of Blood’ Trailer – ‘Maria Full of Grace’ Helmer Returns to the Big Screen With Albanian Blood Feud Tale
Posted on Friday, January 20th, 2012 by Angie Han
After breaking out in 2004 with the acclaimed Maria Full of Grace, director Joshua Marston moved into television, helming episodes of Six Feet Under, In Treatment, and How to Make It in America. Now, eight years later, Marston’s finally returning to the silver screen with his second feature The Forgiveness of Blood.
Written by Marston and Andamion Murataj, the Albanian-language drama deals with the life-changing consequences of a violent altercation between two small town families. Like Marston’s previous film, The Forgiveness of Blood features inexperienced actors in the lead roles — and as with Maria Full of Grace, which earned star Catalina Sandino Moreno an Oscar nomination for her first professional role, Marston seems to draw some rather impressive performances here from young stars Tristan Halilaj and Sindi Laçej. Watch the first trailer after the jump.
