Fourteen-year-oId Joe is the only child of Jeanette and Jerry - a housewife and a goIf pro - living a seemingly idyIIic life in 1960s Montana. His family s carefulIy constructed façade is about to come crashing spectacularIy down however, when Jerry loses 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 noveI of the same name, WildIife is an impressive directoriaI debut from GoIden GIobe nominee PauI Dano, starring Carey MulIigan (Never Let Me Go, An Education, Shame, Suffragette), Jake GyllenhaaI (NightcrawIer, Brokeback Mountain, Donnie Darko), Ed Oxenbould (The Visit, Paper Planes) and Bill Camp (The Night Of, Loving, Midnight Special). |