King Jack

King Jack

2015 · 81 min · EN · 6.6 (88 votes)
Dir. Felix Thompson · Starring Charlie Plummer, Cory Nichols, Christian Madsen, Danny Flaherty, Erin Davie, Chloë Levine · Music Bryan Senti
Drama

Growing up in a rural town filled with violent delinquents, Jack has learned to do what it takes to survive, despite having an oblivious mother and no father. After his aunt falls ill and a younger cousin comes to stay with him, the hardened 15-year-old discovers the importance of friendship, family, and looking for happiness even in the most desolate of circumstances.

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A raw, unflinching look at adolescence in a desolate landscape. It captures the quiet desperation and tentative bonds formed when survival is the only goal. Feels authentic and lived-in, like a forgotten memory.

grittymelancholicrawcoming-of-agesteadyindie dramanaturalisticcharacter-drivenadolescencefamilysurvivalfriendship
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