14-year-old Joe is the only child of Jeanette and Jerry. The family live in a small town in 1960s Montana, USA. Nearby, an uncontrolled forest fire rages close to the Canadian border. When Jerry loses his job, he decides to join the cause of fighting the fire, leaving his wife and son to fend for themselves. Suddenly forced into the role of an adult, Joe witnesses his mother’s struggle, as she tries to keep her head above water.
Wildlife
2018
16 years
104 min.
Fiction
USA
adolescence, parenthood, Love relationship
Colorido
Paul Dano
Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan
Diego Garcia
Matthew Hannam, Louise Ford
Carey Mulligan, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ed Oxenbould, Bill Camp
Alex Saks, Paul Dano, Oren Moverman, Ann Ruark, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riva Marker
June Pictures, Nine Stories Productions, Sight Unseen Pictures, Magic Child
David Lang
Sony Pictures
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