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Jolene

2010 · 121 min

A restless, episodic drift through one young woman's hard luck, by turns tender and brutal, leaving a lingering ache.

Directed by
Dan Ireland
Genres
Drama
Tagline
A life between the exit signs.
Overview
A teenage orphan spends ten years traveling to experience life.

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Directed by
Dan Ireland
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • identity
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Dan Ireland
Written by
Dennis Yares
Starring
Jessica Chastain, Frances Fisher, Rupert Friend, Dermot Mulroney, Zeberiah Newman, Denise Richards, Theresa Russell, Michael Vartan
Music
Harry Gregson-Williams
Cinematography
Claudio Rocha
Runtime
121 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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