Overview
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.
Cast
- Jake Gyllenhaal as Jerry Brinson
- Carey Mulligan as Jeanette Brinson
- Ed Oxenbould as Joe Brinson
- Zoe Colletti as Ruth-Ann
- Bill Camp as Warren Miller
- Travis W Bruyer as Forester
- Tom Huston Orr as Mr. Cartwright
- Darryl Cox as Clarence Snow
- Ginger Gilmartin as Receptionist
- Michael Gibbons as Coach