You Were Never Really Here

Crime, Drama, Mystery

A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.

Directed by: Lynne Ramsay
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsonov, Alex Manette, John Doman, Judith Roberts
Produced by: Rosa Attab, Pascal Caucheteux, James Wilson, Lynne Ramsay, Rebecca O'Brien
Screenplay by: Lynne Ramsay
Based on: You Were Never Really Here by Jonathan Ames

Music by: Jonny Greenwood
Cinematography: Thomas Townend
Edited by: Joe Bini

Production company: Film4 Productions, British Film Institute, Why Not Productions, Page 114
Distributed by: StudioCanal (UK), Amazon Studios (US)
Release date: 27 May 2017 (Cannes), 8 November 2017 (France), 9 March 2018 (UK), 6 April 2018 (US)

Running time: 90 minutes
Country: United Kingdom, United States, France
Language: English

Cast

Joaquin Phoenix as Joe
Ekaterina Samsonov as Nina Votto
Alex Manette as Senator Albert Votto
John Doman as John McCleary
Judith Roberts as Joe's Mother
Dante Pereira-Olson as Young Joe
Alessandro Nivola as Governor Williams
Frank Pando as Angel
Vinicius Damasceno as Moises

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