FLAG DAY

By Sean PENN

GOODFELLAS (EX WILD BUNCH INTERNATIONAL) - as SALES

Drama - Completed 2019

From director Sean Penn - the daughter of a charismatic con artist struggles to come to terms with her father’s past.

Festivals
& Awards

Festival de Cannes 2021
Competition
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • USA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH
    • Director(s)
    • Sean PENN
    • Writer(s)
    • Jez BUTTERWORTH
    • Producer(s)
    • William HORBERG, Jon KILIK, Fernando SULICHIN
    • Synopsis
    • Based on a true story filled with humor and heartbreak, FLAG DAY follows a young woman across two decades as she comes of age while navigating a fraught relationship with her beloved father. After John Vogel abandons his family, his daughter Jennifer grows into a rebellious teen and finds life with her mother unbearable. Trying to reconnect with John, Jennifer learns of his dangerous double life and sets out on her own to pursue a career in journalism. As John’s dark secrets catch up to him, Jennifer is left to find her own freedom out of the shadows of her dad’s legacy.