Directed by:
So-yong KimScreenplay:
So-yong KimCinematography:
Reed MoranoComposer:
Jóhann JóhannssonCast:
Paul Dano, Jon Heder, Jena Malone, Shaylena Mandigo, Margarita Levieva, Dakota Johnson, Alex Mauriello, Julian GamblePlots(1)
Joby plays in a band and is totally dedicated to his art. But his musical ambitions, as well as his private life, are on the point of collapse. He’s in the midst of divorce proceedings when he learns that his incompetent lawyer has failed to ensure him legal access to his beloved daughter Ellen. Distraught, Joby puts up a furious fight for the little girl – though it may already be too late. This visceral film has the courage to place at its centre a basically unlikeable outsider. His motivation, however, is so genuine that we cannot help but side with him, at least on a rational level. This muted but uncomfortably up-close portrait of the hero makes for an exceptionally intense cinematic experience. Instead of unambiguous solutions, the film aims to capture particular moods as we see the protagonist veering between indecision and obsessive single-mindedness. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Paul Dano
USA
Best movies:
Prisoners (2013)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Jon Heder
USA
Best movies:
Reality (2014)
Surf's Up (2007)
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Jena Malone
USA
Best movies:
Into the Wild (2007)
Hatfields & McCoys (2012) (series)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Shaylena Mandigo
Best movies:
For Ellen (2012)
Margarita Levieva
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
Adventureland (2009)
The Loft (2014)
Dakota Johnson
USA
Best movies:
The Social Network (2010)
21 Jump Street (2012)
The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
Alex Mauriello
Best movies:
For Ellen (2012)
Stonerville (2011)
Forget Me Not (2009)
Julian Gamble
Best movies:
Taking Chance (2009) (TV movie)
Blood Ties (2013)
For Ellen (2012)