14-year-old Joe is the only child of Jeanette and Jerry — a housewife and a golf pro — in a small town in 1960s Montana. Nearby, an uncontrolled forest fire rages close to the Canadian border, and when Jerry loses his job (and his sense of purpose) he decides to join the cause of fighting the fire, leaving his wife and son to fend for themselves.
Keywords
- American Independent Films
- Best first feature
- Cannes: La Semaine de la Critique
- Family Relationships: Fathers and Sons
- Family Relationships: Mothers and Sons
- Festival de Cannes
- Film Fest Gent
- Film Fest Gent !
- Leiden International Film Festival
- Love Affairs
- Miwako Van Weyenberg’s favourite films
- Just released
- Sundance Film Festival !
- Top 2021
- economy
Actors
- Jake Gyllenhaal
- Tom Huston Orr
- Ginger Gilmartin
- Travis W. Bruyer
- Michael Gibbons
- Darryl Cox
- J. Alan Davidson
- John Walpole
- Carey Mulligan
- Bill Camp
- Zoe Margaret Colletti
- Mollie Milligan
- Ed Oxenbould
Director
- Paul Dano
Drama
1h 46min
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14-year-old Joe is the only child of Jeanette and Jerry — a housewife and a golf pro — in a small town in 1960s Montana. Nearby, an uncontrolled forest fire rages close to the Canadian border, and when Jerry loses his job (and his sense of purpose) he decides to join the cause of fighting the fire, leaving his wife and son to fend for themselves.
14-year-old Joe is the only child of Jeanette and Jerry — a housewife and a golf pro — in a small town in 1960s Montana. Nearby, an uncontrolled forest fire rages close to the Canadian border, and when Jerry loses his job (and his sense of purpose) he decides to join the cause of fighting the fire, leaving his wife and son to fend for themselves.
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Cast & Crew
Director
Paul Dano
Cast
Jake Gyllenhaal
Cast
Tom Huston Orr
Cast
Ginger Gilmartin
Cast
Travis W. Bruyer
Cast
Michael Gibbons
Cast
Darryl Cox
Cast
J. Alan Davidson
Cast
John Walpole
Cast
Carey Mulligan
Cast
Bill Camp
Cast
Zoe Margaret Colletti
Cast
Mollie Milligan
Cast
Ed Oxenbould