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Josephine
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Fri 16 Oct 6:00 PM
Palace Nova Eastend: ExiMax
General Admission
Unclassified 18+
114 MinsSan Francisco father Damien (Magic Mike star Channing Tatum in a career-best performance) dotes on his 8-year-old, rough-and-tumble, soccer-loving daughter, Josephine (newcomer Mason Reeves). But when he stops to catch his breath while they’re jogging in Golden Gate Park, Josephine witnesses a sexual assault. She does not have the language or reference points to understand what she sees frozen in the undergrowth and is consumed by competing terror and strange fascination.
Damien and Josephine’s mother, Claire (Crazy Rich Asians’ Gemma Chan), struggle with the aftermath; how best to equip their too-young daughter with the tools she needs to survive the investigation while maintaining the innocent joy of her childhood. As Josephine begins to act out in increasingly violent ways, the confusion of her inner turmoil is mirrored in the unsteady fracturing of her parents’ previously rock-solid marriage.
Winning the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and nominated for the Golden Bear at Berlin, Beth de Araújo’s startling but emotionally truthful second feature, drawn from her own childhood experience, is a tough but vital watch.
Damien and Josephine’s mother, Claire (Crazy Rich Asians’ Gemma Chan), struggle with the aftermath; how best to equip their too-young daughter with the tools she needs to survive the investigation while maintaining the innocent joy of her childhood. As Josephine begins to act out in increasingly violent ways, the confusion of her inner turmoil is mirrored in the unsteady fracturing of her parents’ previously rock-solid marriage.
Winning the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and nominated for the Golden Bear at Berlin, Beth de Araújo’s startling but emotionally truthful second feature, drawn from her own childhood experience, is a tough but vital watch.