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Were Never Really Here 2017
- Director: Lynne Ramsay
- Seen by this director: Morven Callar
- Based on book: no
- Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Judith Roberts, Ekaterina Samsonov
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- Joaquin Phoenix – Many
- Why? Joaquin Phoenix
- Seen: 25 November 2024
Joe
(Phoenix) is middle-aged, somewhat overweight, has mental issues, lives with
his aged mother and earns a living as a hit man and a finder of kidnapped
girls. He has violent flashbacks of war and his abusive childhood. Sometimes he
puts his head in a plastic bag to practice self-asphyxiation.
It’s visually beautiful, even the scenes with violence but oh, so grim. Not for everyone but compelling. Phoenix is worth another Oscar for this.
4* of 5
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