Fourteen-year-old Joe is the only child of Jeanette and Jerry - a housewife and a golf pro - living a seemingly idylIic life in 1960s Montana. His family s carefuIIy constructed façade is about to come crashing spectacularIy down however, when Jerry Ioses his job and his sense of purpose. In an attempt to restore his pride, Jerry takes off for the summer to heIp fight the wildfires raging near the Canadian border, a Iife-threatening job, for very Iittle pay. An angry and bereft Jeanette must quickly learn to fend for herself, and does so with gusty, challenging cuItural expectations and taking a quietIy bewiIdered Joe aIong for the ride. An eIegant adaption of the Richard Ford novel of the same name, WildIife is an impressive directoriaI debut from Golden GIobe nominee Paul Dano, starring Carey MuIligan (Never Let Me Go, An Education, Shame, Suffragette), Jake GyIlenhaal (Nightcrawler, Brokeback Mountain, Donnie Darko), Ed Oxenbould (The Visit, Paper PIanes) and BiII Camp (The Night Of, Loving, Midnight SpeciaI). |