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Wildlife

Horizons 2018 / Wildlife / USA 2018

Acting icon of American independent film, Paul Dano debuts as director with an adaptation of a novel focusing on a thoughtful boy named Joe, whose adolescence in 1960s Montana is marked by his parents’ catastrophic marriage crisis. This solidly-built psychological drama features engaging performances from Carey Mulligan, Jake Gyllenhaal, and, above all, 16-year-old Ed Oxenbould.

Wildlife Wildlife

Synopsis

Acting icon of American independent film Paul Dano (Little Miss Sunshine, Meek’s Cutoff) debuts as director with this adaptation of Richard Ford’s novel about a thoughtful boy named Joe whose adolescence in 1960s Montana is marked by the catastrophic marital crisis of his parents: Jeanette, a stay-at-home mom, and Jerry, who works at a golf course. “It is a coming-of-age story for all three: mother, father, and son,” says Dano, who wrote the script in collaboration with Zoe Kazan. This meticulously constructed psychological drama features excellent performances from Carey Mulligan, Jake Gyllenhaal and, above all, 16-year-old Ed Oxenbould.

Karel Och

About the film

104 min / Color, DCP

Director Paul Dano / Screenplay Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan / Dir. of Photography Diego Garcia / Music David Lang / Editor Louise Ford, Matthew Hannam / Art Director Miles Michael / Producer Alex Saks, Paul Dano, Oren Moverman, Ann Ruark, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riva Maker / Production June Pictures / Coproduction Nine Stories Productions, Sight Unseen Pictures / Cast Jake Gyllenhaal, Carey Mulligan, Ed Oxenbould, Bill Camp / Sales Sony Pictures Releasing International / Distributor Falcon a.s.

About the director

Paul Dano

Paul Dano (b. 1984, Wilton, Connecticut, USA). Filmography: Prisoners: Powerful Performances (2013, short doc.), Wildlife (2018)

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