Based on the novel by author Jonathan Ames.|Nov. 08, 2017|United Kingdom | France | United States|89 Min.|R
Genre: Drama;Thriller
Description: **You Were Never Really Here (2017) – Full Movie Synopsis in English**
Joe, a traumatized military veteran and former FBI agent, specializes in rescuing trafficked girls through brutal methods. Living in his childhood home in New York City, he cares for his elderly mother while battling haunting memories of his abusive father, his violent past, and recurring suicidal thoughts.
One night, Joe is approached by a new mission from his handler, John McCleary. A New York State Senator, Albert Votto, offers a substantial reward to discreetly rescue his abducted daughter, Nina. Joe locates a high-end brothel where Nina is held, eliminates several guards and patrons, and successfully rescues her. However, as Joe and Nina await Votto’s arrival at a hotel, news breaks that the senator has committed suicide. The situation takes a dark turn when corrupt police officers storm the hotel, kill the desk clerk, and abduct Nina. Joe narrowly escapes an attempt on his life and manages to kill one of the officers.
Returning to his handler’s location, Joe discovers that government agents have killed McCleary and others in search of his whereabouts. At his own home, Joe finds his mother murdered by waiting agents. He kills one agent and mortally wounds the other, who reveals that Governor Williams is orchestrating a cover-up of the trafficking ring and that Nina is his favorite.
After giving his mother a solemn water burial, Joe attempts suicide by filling his pockets with stones and sinking into the water. However, a vision of Nina compels him to remove the stones and swim back to the surface, choosing to live on.
Cast director: Lynne Ramsay
Cast actor: Joaquin Phoenix, Judith Roberts, Ekaterina Samsonov, John Doman, Alex Manette, Dante Pereira-Olson, Alessandro Nivola, Larry Canady, Vinicius Damasceno, Neo Randall
Original name: You Were Never Really Here