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John & Jen

John & Jen

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 15, 2021

Runtime

1h 41m

Original Title

John & Jen

Production Companies

Southwark Playhouse

Director

Guy Retallack

Description

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.