2021 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 5 – Sean Penn’s Flag Day
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He was added “last minute” during the press conference for the 2021 Palme d’Or line-up and clearly there is something that Thierry appreciates in Sean Penn‘s work. He first came to Cannes a filmmaker with The Indiana Runner Directors’ Fortnight (1991) and saw his third film The Pledge break into the Competition in 2001. Reuniting with Eddie Vedder (2007’s Into the Wild), no one can forget the Cannes selection mistake of The Last Face. Would Flag Day be redemption?
Starring Sean Penn, Dylan Penn and a bit part for Hopper Jack Penn, this sank to the bottom of our ranking with an abysmal score of 1.6.
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