Joe Bell

"Redemption is a journey you can't take alone."

2020 1h 33m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 271

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The true story of a small town, working class father who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented in high school for being gay.

“Redemption is a journey you can't take alone.”

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Cast

Mark Wahlberg
Joe Bell
Reid Miller
Jadin Bell
Connie Britton
Lola Bell
Maxwell Jenkins
Joseph Bell
Morgan Lily
Marcie
Gary Sinise
Sheriff Westin
Tara Buck
Mary Ivy
Ash Santos
Kim

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green
Writers: Diana Ossana, Larry McMurtry
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Switzerland, Luxembourg

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 49% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: United States of America, Switzerland, Luxembourg.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, shot by Jacques Jouffret. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Antonio Pinto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Mark Sanger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Mark Wahlberg and Reid Miller and Connie Britton carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Reinaldo Marcus Green directs. Jacques Jouffret behind the camera. Antonio Pinto scores. Mark Sanger cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America, Switzerland, Luxembourg. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $3.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 49% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 6 years ago.
4International production across 3 countries: United States of America, Switzerland, Luxembourg.
5Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, shot by Jacques Jouffret. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Antonio Pinto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Mark Sanger shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Mark Wahlberg and Reid Miller and Connie Britton carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Redemption is a journey you can't take alone.".
10IMDB entry: tt4651466 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 20 themes, including "high school", "suicide", "writing", "cheerleader".

The technical file

Cinematography: Jacques Jouffret
Original score: Antonio Pinto
Editing: Mark Sanger
Production design: Moin Uddin
Costume design: Susan Matheson
Makeup / hair: Allan A. Apone
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,500,000
Box office: $1,700,000
Return: 49% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Joe Bell (2020)

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CinemaSerf2022-04-13
★ 6/10
Reid Miller is quite engaging here as the bullied gay youngster Jadin Bell. His time at school is torrid, and he seems unable to secure any help to protect him from the bigoted assholes he must face each day. His father (Mark Wahlberg) is supportive, but in a 'don't ask don't tell" sort of fashion, the appalling position also taken by the principal at his school. Eventually, the pressure all just proves too much and the young man takes his own life. This inspires his father to try to walk from their home to New York raising the issues of homophobia and bullying as he goes. Wahlberg's name is what will do the work here; his participation in highlighting these issues of both physical and psychological intimidation ought to resound with whomever watches this, reads about it, or sees any of his publicity blurb. As a piece of cinema, though, it's pretty mediocre. Barring a scene with the two leads doing a bit of a Lady Gaga routine, the drama and the acting are fairly sterile and it takes recourse to a few handsome, but cop-out, power ballads when the script runs out of anything meaningful to say. It's a shocking testament that this still goes on in 2022 in a nation that purports to be civilised - and though this film, in itself, is largely forgettable, let's hope the message isn't.

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