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Jun 13, 2008 · Jolene is a 2008 film directed by Dan Ireland and starring Jessica Chastain as a teenage orphan who travels across the US. The film is based on a novel by E.L. Doctorow and features a cast of actors such as Frances Fisher, Rupert Friend and Dermot Mulroney.
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Jolene is a 2008 American drama film directed by Dan Ireland, based on the short story "Jolene: A Life" by E. L. Doctorow. It marked Jessica Chastain 's film debut. It premiered on June 13, 2008, at the Seattle International Film Festival and was later released in the United States on October 29, 2010.
- Next Turn Productions
- Dan Ireland
- "Jolene: A Life", by E. L. Doctorow
- Harry Gregson-Williams
Jessica Chastain stars as Jolene, a teenage orphan who travels across America and faces various challenges and dangers. The film has mixed reviews from critics and audiences, and is available to rent or buy online.
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- Jessica Chastain
Jolene is a 2008 movie starring Jessica Chastain as a teenage orphan who travels across America and faces various challenges. The movie is based on E.L. Doctorow's story, Jolene: A Life, and explores themes of love, loss and identity.
- Dan Ireland
- January 1, 2008
- 121 min
Jolene. A teenage orphan (Jessica Chastain) spends ten years traveling cross-country experiencing life, love and heartbreak. Based on E.L. Doctorow's story, "Jolene: A Life." A veteran of Seattle International Film Festival 2008 and Palm Springs International Film Festival 2009. 423 IMDb 6.4 2h 2008.
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'Jolene' is the story about ten years in a young girl's life, who, having grown up in a succession of uncaring and abusive foster homes, marries a young man at 15 in the hope of escaping, and finding a home where she might find some love and happiness.
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Oct 29, 2010 · Seduced at 16 by a smitten uncle-in-law (Dermot Mulroney), Jolene (Jessica Chastain), a survivor of sequential foster-home abuse, embarks on a 10-year search for stability and happiness. What she...