Joe (2013 film)
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Joe is a 2013 American independent Southern Gothic crime drama film directed and co-produced by David Gordon Green, co-produced by Lisa Muskat, Derrick Tseng and Christopher Woodrow and written by Gary Hawkins, based on Larry Brown's 1991 novel of the same name. It stars Nicolas Cage and Tye Sheridan, revolving around a tormented man who hires a 15-year-old boy and protects him from his abusive father.
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Directed by | David Gordon Green |
Screenplay by | Gary Hawkins |
Based on | Joe by Larry Brown |
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Cinematography | Tim Orr |
Edited by | Colin Patton |
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Distributed by | Lionsgate[1] Roadside Attractions |
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Running time | 117 minutes[2] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $4 million |
Box office | $2.4 million[3] |
The film premiered at the 70th Venice International Film Festival on August 30, 2013,[4][5] with a subsequent screening at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[6] The film was then distributed in limited theatrical release by Worldview Entertainment and Lionsgate Films on April 11, 2014. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised Green's direction and the performances of Cage, Sheridan, and Gary Poulter.