Flag Day
Sean Penn, 2021
Flim-Flam Man: The True Story of My Father's Counterfeit Life
Jennifer Vogel, 2004
Flag Day is a movie directed by Sean Penn in 2021 and based on the book Flim-Flam Man: The True Story of My Father’s Counterfeit Life by Jennifer Vogel, first published in 2004. The movie features Sean Penn, Dylan Penn, Miles Teller, Josh Brolin, Hopper Penn, Katheryn Winnick, and others.
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Storyline
As a child, Jennifer Vogel’s marveled at his father’s magnetizing energy and ability to make life feel like a grand adventure. He taught her so much about love and joy, but he also happened to be the most notorious counterfeiter in US history. An intimate family portrait about a young woman who struggles to rise above the wreckage of her past while reconciling the inescapable bond between a daughter and her father.
Movie vs Book
Year
2021
Minutes
107
Movie Rate
4.60
Source: IMDb
Year
2004
Pages
224
Book Rate
6.68
S: Goodreads
Book
Flim-Flam Man: The True Story of My Father's Counterfeit Life
Original title: Flim-Flam Man: A True Family History
Author: Jennifer Vogel
Country: USA
First published in: 2004
Length: 224 pages
Genre: Biography
User polls & recommendations
“I was impressed with Lynch's Dune, but it was not what I had dreamed of. I'll go back to the book and to the images that came out when I read it.”
DENIS VILLENEUVE (Filmmaker, Scriptwriter)
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