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You Were Never Really Here
Directed by Lynne Ramsay
2017•1h 29m•R•★ 6.5
Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Synopsis
A traumatized Gulf War veteran and former FBI agent living with his frail elderly mother in Queens works as a brutal, ball-peen hammer-wielding private contractor retrieving kidnapped girls from child-sex trafficking rings, hired by a New York state senator to rescue his teenage daughter from an elite Manhattan brothel before a lethal political conspiracy explodes around him. Lynne Ramsay and Jonny Greenwood's Cannes Best Actor and Best Screenplay-winning visceral thriller starring Joaquin Phoenix.
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DirectorLynne Ramsay
WriterLynne Ramsay
CinematographyThomas Townend
MusicJonny Greenwood
Principal Cast
Joaquin PhoenixJoe
Judith RobertsJoe's Mother
Ekaterina SamsonovNina Votto
John DomanJohn McCleary
Alex ManetteSenator Albert Votto
Dante Pereira-OlsonYoung Joe
Alessandro NivolaGovernor Williams
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Larry CanadyCincinnati Cab DriverTechnical Specifications
Runtime1h 29m (89 mins)
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DirectorLynne Ramsay
LanguagesEnglish
CountryGB, FR, US
StudioFilm4 • Why Not Productions • Amazon Studios
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