Movie

John & Jen (2021)

• NR
• December 15, 2021
• 1h 41m

• Music
• Drama

Overview

This is the story of Jen and her relationships with the two Johns of her life: her younger brother, who was killed in Vietnam, and his namesake, the son who is trying to find his way in a confusing world. Jen and her younger brother, John, are growing up in the ever-changing world of mid-century America. As the country becomes divided over the war in Vietnam, so does the family, and battle lines are drawn between the once-close siblings. When John is killed in Vietnam, Jen is left to reconcile her memory of their fractured relationship along with her son and brother's namesake.

Directors

Guy Retallack, Austin Shaw

Writers

Tom Greenwald

Starring

Rachel Tucker, Lewis Cornay