You Were Never Really Here (2017)

Directed by: Lynne Ramsay

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: Joe (Joaquin Phoenix) is a traumatized war veteran who gets caught up in a complicated situation when asked to rescue the daughter of a politician from a sex ring.

Kitty Cameo: After things go awry, Joe goes to the home of his partner John (John Doman) to wait for him. He strokes a longhair torbie cat while sitting on John’s couch. Softly he asks the cat, “Where’s your papa?”

You Were Never Really Here - extreme close up of torbie cat
You Were Never Really Here - extreme close up of torbie cat
You Were Never Really Here - Joe Joaquin Phoenix petting torbie cat on couch
You Were Never Really Here - Joe Joaquin Phoenix petting torbie cat on couch
You Were Never Really Here - Joe Joaquin Phoenix petting torbie cat on couch animated gif

When the cat jumps down and goes into the kitchen blood can be seen on the floor by the cat’s bowls.

You Were Never Really Here - torbie cat walking into kitchen with blood on floor

Final Mewsings: A cat won’t tell anyone if you were here or not.

Many thanks to Mark Murton for letting us know about the cat in this film.

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