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5.8/10 • 156

2021-08-201h 48m

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Loving his daughter was the only honest work he ever did.

A father lives a double life as a counterfeiter, bank robber and con man in order to provide for his daughter.

Directors
Sean Penn
Editors
Valdís Óskarsdóttir

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  1. Sean Penn

    Sean Penn

    John Vogel

  2. Dylan Penn

    Dylan Penn

    Jennifer Vogel

  3. Hopper Penn

    Hopper Penn

    Nick Vogel

  4. Josh Brolin

    Josh Brolin

    Uncle Beck

  5. Katheryn Winnick

    Katheryn Winnick

    Patty Vogel

  6. Eddie Marsan

    Eddie Marsan

    Mr. Emmanuel

  7. Dale Dickey

    Dale Dickey

    Grandma Margaret

  8. Bailey Noble

    Bailey Noble

    Debbie

  9. Norbert Leo Butz

    Norbert Leo Butz

    Doc

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dennyjt

Aug 5, 2022

6/10

Wrenching family drama is expertly handled by Penn who has found his forte in making 1970s-style studies of conflict. Based on a non-fiction memoir, Dylan Penn, in a compelling performance, is the daughter of perennial liar and conman Sean Penn. Early on, he is shown being sent to prison for robbery, before the movie flashes back to show he has never changed from being a schemer, unreliable and unsuited to be a decent father. No wonder the girl grows to be a wayward teen, but surprising she straightens up, even becoming a college graduate. Always hanging over her life is her father, whose every return promises hope of reunion, which is inevitably destroyed by his troubled personality. Heartbreaking cinema at its best.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
daughterbased on novel or bookbank robberfatherbased on true story