Plot
Balancing between feverish dreamlike hallucinations of a tormented past and a grim disoriented reality, the grizzled Joe--a traumatised Gulf War veteran and now an unflinching hired gun who lives with his frail elderly mother--has just finished yet another successful job. With an infernal reputation of being a brutal man of results, the specialised in recovering missing teens enforcer will embark on a blood-drenched rescue mission, when Nina, the innocent 13-year-old daughter of an ambitious New York senator, never returns home. But amidst half-baked leads and a desperate desire to shake off his shoulders the heavy burden of a personal hell, Joe's frenzied plummet into the depths of Tartarus is inevitable, and every step Joe takes to flee the pain, brings him closer to the horrors of insanity. In the end, what is real, and what is a dream? Can there be a new chapter in Joe's life when he keeps running around in circles?
Written by
Lynne Ramsay, Jonathan Ames
Directed by
Lynne Ramsay
Crew
Production Countries
France, United States of America, United Kingdom
Production Companies
Amazon Studios, BFI, Film4 Productions, Page 114, Why Not Productions
Languages
English
Awards
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award24 wins & 78 nominations total