Joe (2013 film)
Joe is a 2013 drama film directed by David Gordon Green and starring Nicolas Cage, Tye Sheridan and Ronnie Gene Blevins. It is an adaptation of Larry Browns 1991 novel of the same name and premiered at the 2013 Venice Film Festival, with a subsequent screening at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
Joe Ransom Nicolas Cage is a foreman for a small treeremoval crew in backwoods Texas. He is wellliked by the residents of the town and his crew, but has a long string of incarcerations due to his violent behaviour and disrespect for the law. He lives in selfimposed emotional isolation, frequenting a local brothel.Gary asks Joe for a job, soon impressing him with his work ethic. However, when Gary brings his father with him the next day, Wades attitude and utter lack of work ethic gets them both fired. Gary later goes to Joes house to talk him into rehiring him. Joe agrees, and Gary begins working for him regularly. Wade routinely beats Gary and takes his salary, forcing Gary to hide his earnings. ........
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