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Joint Body (2011)

Joint Body poster
Directed by
Brian Jun
Genre
crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A parolee is cut off from his ex-wife and daughter. He starts a relationship with a lonely woman and kills her attacker, sending him on the run from the law.

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What happens

Joint Body is a 2011 American crime thriller film written and directed by Brian Jun and starring Mark Pellegrino and Alicia Witt. The film is about a convict who is abandoned by his ex-wife and prevented from seeing his young daughter. As a parolee he develops a relationship with a lonely and troubled woman, whom he saves from a violent attack, killing the assailant in the process. Once more on the run, he is forced to re-evaluate his freedom as he evades the law and faces demons from his past. The film was shot on location in various small towns in southern Illinois: Alton, Wood River, East Alton, and Jerseyville. Produced by James Choi, Brian Jun, and Max Velez for 40/West, the film premiered on April 29, 2011 at the Newport Beach Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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