AFI FEST: The Premiere of The Brothers Bloom - Hollywood (November 3, 2008) 
Film Synopsis & Credits  Cast: Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rinko Kikuchi, Robbie Coltrane Director - Rian Johnson Screenplay - Rian Johnson Producer - Ram Bergman, James D. Stern Academy Award winnerŽ Rachel Weisz (THE CONSTANT GARDENER), Academy AwardŽ winner Adrien Brody (THE PIANIST), Mark Ruffalo (ZODIAC), and Academy AwardŽ nominee Rinko Kikuchi (BABEL) star in this globe-trotting comedy about the last great adventure of the world's two best con men. Welcome to the world of THE BROTHERS BLOOM, where deception is an art and nothing is as it seems. The brothers have perfected their craft through years of fraternal teamwork. Now they've decided to take on one last spectacular job?luring a beautiful and eccentric heiress into an elaborate plot that takes them around the world. For as long as they can remember, the Brothers Bloom have had only each other to depend on. From their childhood in a long series of gloomy foster homes to their highflying lives as international con artists, Stephen (Ruffalo) and Bloom (Brody) have shared everything. Stephen brilliantly concocts intricate stories that the brothers live out, but he's still searching for the perfect con, the one where "everyone gets what they want." Meanwhile, Bloom yearns for "an unwritten life"?a real adventure, one not dreamed up by his older brother.
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