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A teenage orphan spends ten years traveling cross-country experiencing life, love and heartbreak.A teenage orphan spends ten years traveling cross-country experiencing life, love and heartbreak.A teenage orphan spends ten years traveling cross-country experiencing life, love and heartbreak.
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Zeberiah Newman
- Mickey
- (as Zeb Newman)
Klor Rowland
- Carrot Truck Driver
- (as Klor Rowland Jr.)
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- TriviaJessica Chastain's feature film debut.
- GoofsWhen Jolene is narrating about the trial of Uncle Phil she says that she needed to prove that she was 16 and therefore he was guilty of "statutory rape"; This part of the film takes place in South Carolina where the age of consent is 16 therefore it would not be statutory rape, he could be found guilty of adultery and that would have been grounds for divorce from his wife though.
- Crazy creditsIn the end credits, "tattoo" is misspelled "tatoo."
- ConnectionsFeatured in La noche de...: La sombra de la sospecha (2017)
- SoundtracksI Thought I Was A Stud
Written by Carey Moore / Martin Buchanan
Performed by Jeff Carson
Courtesy of Imaginary Friends Music Partners
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Just a very mixed bag
This is the problem with the film- it feels like emotional torture-porn of some sort. It keeps on going through the same scenario over and over again. If you've seen the first 20 minutes, you've pretty much seen it all. It's stuck on an endless cycle of despair. I get that's the point of this character-study, but it's just incredibly repetitive and predictable. Every time Jolene enters another aspect of her "journey", you just know how it will all end. As it is though, it's not exactly a bad film just because it's well executed, even if the script really isn't good. The performances are solid, but it serves as an amazing introduction to Jessica Chastain, the most exciting new face in Hollywood. It's her film, and it's because of her that my grade isn't any lower. She carries the film flawlessly, hitting all of the notes of her character, even if it's true that the script does give her the same stuff over and over again at times. See it for her, and let's all celebrate that she was able to break out as a true star.
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- Cuộc Đời Của Jolene
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- Runtime2 hours 1 minute
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- 2.35 : 1
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