A Life on the Run movie Sean Penn is coming to Sky: plot, cast

A Life on the Run is the new film directed by and starring Sean Penn, coming to Sky for the first time on television. The film will see the double Oscar winner alongside his sons Dylan and Hopper Jack Penn: let’s find out what to expect from the feature film.

Based on the true story of the most notorious forger in American history, Life on the Run traces the life of Jennifer Vogel. The film, by and starring Sean Penn, is set over twenty years and chronicles his coming of age, addressing the thwarted relationship with his beloved father, con man John Vogel. Showing in competition at the 74th Cannes Film Festival, the feature landed in Italian cinemas on March 31, 2022. Now, months after hitting the big screen, it’s ready for its first TV debut on Sky Cinema Due and streaming on NOW. As always, the film will be available on demand, even in 4K quality.

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Life on the Lam, What to Expect from the Latest Sean Penn Movie: Plot and Cast

To tell this complicated family relationship, in the film Sean Penn acts, as we said, with his sons Dylan Penn and Hopper Jack Penn. The two fill the roles of Jennifer and her brother Nick. Rounding out the cast are Oscar-nominated Josh Brolin; Two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz; and again Dale Dickey, Eddie Marsan, Bailey Noble and Katheryn Winnick, in addition to the very popular musical artist Jadyn Rylee, in her debut in the world of theatre.

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Adapted from the book Flim-Flam Man: The True Story of My Father’s Counterfeit Life by Jennifer Vogel, the screenplay is written by Tony Award-winning playwright Jez Butterworth and John-Henry Butterworth. A Life on the Run arrives tonight Wednesday November 16 at 9.15pm on Sky Cinema Due and Sky Cinema 4K, streaming on NOW. Below is the full synopsis of the film.

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A Life on the Run centers on the figure of John Vogel. He is a maverick, exciting and extraordinary father who teaches his daughter Jennifer to live a life of risk and adventure. It’s exhilarating for a little girl. As he grows, reality begins to eat away at his hero image. His wacky stories never come back, but the reckless consequences do. Jennifer is building a life of her own, far from her unstable childhood. But as John’s mad plans continue to escalate, she can’t help but be drawn to her father and his most devastating adventure yet.