For Ellen

For Ellen

2012 · 93 min · EN · 5.6 (39 votes)
Dir. So Yong Kim · Starring Paul Dano, Jon Heder, Jena Malone, Shaylena Mandigo, Margarita Levieva, Dakota Johnson · Music Jóhann Jóhannsson
Drama

After an overnight long-distance drive, Joby has a special meeting—with lawyers and his ex-wife. A struggling musician with the prerequisite tattoos, slimy hair, goatee, and his head firmly floating in the clouds, Joby hasn’t been around to be a dad. Now is his last chance to fight for shared custody of his daughter, Ellen.

VIBE

A quiet, devastating portrait of a father's fractured life. It feels like watching a memory unfold, tinged with regret and a desperate, unspoken love. The film lingers, a somber echo of what might have been.

melancholicintrospectiverawsomberslow-burnindie dramamumblecorenaturalisticparenthoodregretfamilyloss
woman directorfather daughter relationship
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