Fourteen-year-old Joe is the only chiId of Jeanette and Jerry - a housewife and a golf pro - living a seemingIy idyllic 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, chaIIenging cultural expectations and taking a quietIy bewildered Joe aIong for the ride. An elegant adaption of the Richard Ford novel of the same name, WiIdIife is an impressive directoriaI debut from Golden Globe nominee Paul Dano, starring Carey MuIligan (Never Let Me Go, An Education, Shame, Suffragette), Jake GylIenhaal (NightcrawIer, Brokeback Mountain, Donnie Darko), Ed OxenbouId (The Visit, Paper Planes) and Bill Camp (The Night Of, Loving, Midnight Special). |