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“A life between the exit signs.”
A teenage orphan spends ten years traveling to experience life.

Jessica Chastain
Jolene

Frances Fisher
Cindy

Rupert Friend
Coco Leger

Dermot Mulroney
Uncle Phil

Zeberiah Newman
Mickey

Chazz Palminteri
Sal Fontaine

Denise Richards
Marin

Theresa Russell
Aunt Kay

Michael Vartan
Brad

Shannon Whirry
Teacher
Jolene is a drama film released in 2010 exploring themes of infidelity, prostitute, hitchhiker, orphan, drugs, experience. Directed by Dan Ireland, it stars Jessica Chastain, Frances Fisher, Rupert Friend. A teenage orphan spends ten years traveling to experience life.
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