Flag Day

8/20/20211h 48m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

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

Overview:

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

Director:

Sean Penn

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

daughter
based on novel or book
bank robber
father
based on true story

Cast

Sean Penn

~ as ~

John Vogel

Dylan Penn

~ as ~

Jennifer Vogel

Hopper Penn

~ as ~

Nick Vogel

Josh Brolin

~ as ~

Uncle Beck

Katheryn Winnick

~ as ~

Patty Vogel

Eddie Marsan

~ as ~

Mr. Emmanuel

Dale Dickey

~ as ~

Grandma Margaret

Bailey Noble

~ as ~

Debbie

Norbert Leo Butz

~ as ~

Doc

Adam Hurtig

~ as ~

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Reviews (1)

dennyjt
Written 3 year(s) ago
6
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.