PTSD-wracked Gulf War combat vet Joe (Joaquin Phoenix) found a purpose for his acquired skills - tracking down trafficked kids and rescuing them by any means necessary. Hired by a state senator (Alex Manette) to discreetly recover his 13-year-old daughter (Ekaterina Samsonov), the mission goes stunningly sideways…and leaving him imperiled by assassins as well as his own fragile psyche. Gripping take on the Jonathan Ames novella co-stars John Doman, Judith Roberts, Alessandro Nivola. 90 min.
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