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During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.


A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, his nightmares begin to overtake him, and a conspiracy is uncovered—leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.

Joaquin Phoenix
Joe

Judith Roberts
Joe's Mother

Ekaterina Samsonov
Nina Votto

John Doman
John McCleary

Alex Manette
Senator Albert Votto

Dante Pereira-Olson
Young Joe

Alessandro Nivola
Governor Williams
Larry Canady
Cincinnati Cab Driver
Vinicius Damasceno
Moises
Neo Randall
Moises's Friend
You Were Never Really Here is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 2017 exploring themes of hotel, new york city, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), based on novel or book, childhood trauma, flashback. Directed by Lynne Ramsay, it stars Joaquin Phoenix, Judith Roberts, Ekaterina Samsonov. A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, his nightmares begin to overtake him, and a conspiracy is uncovered—leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.
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