Blood and Wine

A British safe-cracker dying of tuberculosis, whose scheming nature propels the heist. He partners with Alex, balancing charm with menace, and pursues wealth as a potential last big score. His illness intensifies his desperation, coloring his decisions with fatal risk.

A Miami wine merchant who has distanced himself from his wife and stepson through infidelity and neglect. He hatches the necklace heist to solve his debt, manipulating others with charm while masking his true motives. His arrogance and reckless disregard precipitate a chain of violent consequences.

Alex's Cuban mistress who works with the Reese family, later entangled with Jason. She thrives on glamour and risk, using relationships to protect herself while seeking opportunity. Her loyalties blur as the plot twists reveal her own interest in the outcome.

Alex's wife, recovering from an ankle injury and aware of her husband’s affair. She violently confronts Alex, later fleeing with Jason after discovering the necklace. Her actions set off a deadly chase that shapes the film’s tragic arc.

Alex's stepson, drawn into the scheme and torn between loyalty to family and personal gain. He tracks the necklace, inflames tensions with Gabriela, and ultimately confronts both his father and Gabriela as the scheme unravels. His cleverness masks a willingness to use people to achieve ends.

A friend of Jason who becomes entangled as a potential informant in the heist. He is an early victim of Victor’s coercive tactics and a source of critical information for the criminals. Henry’s involvement underscores how each character’s choices ripple outward.