About
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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6.641/10
CinemaSerf
Ed Axenbould holds this together quite well as the teenage "Joe". His day to day life is thrown into turmoil when his father "Jerry" (Jake Gyllenhaal) gets laid off. Struggling to make ends meet with ... read more
about 1 year ago
5rJoud
**Warning: Gyllenhaal is not the lead here** We see a boring family break apart from the perspective of the young boy. End of story. Safe to say there is no story, but there could easily have been ... read more
almost 4 years ago
Stephen Campbell
**_Old-fashioned filmmaking with a progressive theme_** > _She looked at me and the expression on her face was an expression of dislike, one I hadn't seen before but knew right away. Later I would ... read more
about 6 years ago
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Cast
Jake Gyllenhaal
Jerry Brinson
Carey Mulligan
Jeanette Brinson
Ed Oxenbould
Joe Brinson
Zoe Colletti
Ruth-Ann
Bill Camp
Warren Miller
Travis W Bruyer
Forester
Tom Huston Orr
Mr. Cartwright
Darryl Cox
Clarence Snow
Ginger Gilmartin
Receptionist
Michael Gibbons
Coach
Mollie Milligan
Esther
John Walpole
Photographer
J. Alan Davidson
Teacher
Jennifer Rogers
Female Employee
Richard L. Olsen
Older Policeman
Lexi Anastasia
Lady (uncredited)
Avery Bagenstos
Football Player (uncredited)
Kaye Brownlee-France
Grocery Store Customer (uncredited)
Laurie Cummings
Wealthy Car Buyer (uncredited)
Stacy Casaluci
Barmaid (uncredited)
Jay Dee
Firefighter (uncredited)
JR Hatchett
Firefighter (uncredited)
Sara Moore
Student (uncredited)
Blaine Maye
Groom (uncredited)
Dale Murphy
Firefighter (uncredited)
Marshall Virden
Firefighter (uncredited)
Will Watson
Student
Director
Kim Dang
Second Second Assistant Director
Paul Dano
Director
Duccio Fabbri
First Assistant Director
Cassandra Santiago
Second Assistant Director
Harrison Jaffee
Second Second Assistant Director
Shannon Kenny
Script Supervisor
Scott Peterson
Script Supervisor
Creator
Paul Dano
Screenplay
Zoe Kazan
Screenplay
Richard Ford
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