Storyline
14-year-old Joe is the only child of Jeanette and Jerry — a housewife and a golf pro — in a small town in 1960s Montana. Nearby, an uncontrolled forest fire rages close to the Canadian border, and when Jerry loses his job (and his sense of purpose) he decides to join the cause of fighting the fire, leaving his wife and son to fend for themselves.
Top Cast
Jake Gyllenhaal
Jerry Brinson
Carey Mulligan
Jeanette Brinson
Ed Oxenbould
Joe Brinson
Zoe Colletti
Ruth-Ann
Bill Camp
Warren Miller
Travis W Bruyer
Forester
Tom Huston Orr
Mr. Cartwright
Darryl Cox
Clarence Snow
Ginger Gilmartin
Receptionist
Michael Gibbons
Coach
Mollie Milligan
Esther
John Walpole
Photographer
J. Alan Davidson
Teacher
Jennifer Rogers
Female Employee
Richard L. Olsen
Older Policeman
Lexi Anastasia
Lady (uncredited)
Avery Bagenstos
Football Player (uncredited)
Kaye Brownlee-France
Grocery Store Customer (uncredited)
Laurie Cummings
Wealthy Car Buyer (uncredited)
Stacy Casaluci
Barmaid (uncredited)
Paul Dano
Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan
Released
