# You Were Never Really Here (2017)

> A traumatized New York enforcer’s rescue of a senator’s missing daughter becomes an elliptical descent through violence, memory, and uncertain reality.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/264709

## Facts

- Runtime: 89 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Lynne Ramsay
- Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Judith Roberts, Ekaterina Samsonov, John Doman, Alex Manette, Dante Pereira-Olson, Alessandro Nivola, Larry Canady
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5742374/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: harrowing, brooding, disorienting, late night viewing, arthouse thriller night

## Synopsis

A haunting exploration of trauma and redemption unfolds as a man confronts his past while fighting for a child's future.

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