Flag Day
Loving his daughter was the only honest work he ever did.
Synopsis
A father lives a double life as a counterfeiter, bank robber and con man in order to provide for his daughter.
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Status: Released
Director: Sean Penn
Main Cast
Sean Penn
John Vogel
Dylan Penn
Jennifer Vogel
Hopper Penn
Nick Vogel
Josh Brolin
Uncle Beck
Katheryn Winnick
Patty Vogel
Eddie Marsan
Mr. Emmanuel
Dale Dickey
Grandma Margaret
Bailey Noble
Debbie
Norbert Leo Butz
Doc
Adam Hurtig
City Pages Editor
Trailer
User Reviews
dennyjt
Wrenching family drama is expertly handled by Penn who has found his forte in making 1970s-style studies of conflict. Based on a non-fiction memoir, Dylan Penn, in a compelling performance, is the daughter of perennial liar and conman Sean Penn. Early on, he is shown being sent to prison for robbery, before the movie flashes back to show he has never changed from being a schemer, unreliable and unsuited to be a decent father. No wonder the girl grows to be a wayward teen, but surprising she straightens up, even becoming a college graduate. Always hanging over her life is her father, whose every return promises hope of reunion, which is inevitably destroyed by his troubled personality. Heartbreaking cinema at its best.
