Flag Day

Flag Day (2021) is a crime drama you can watch online on iFILM, directed by and starring Sean Penn. It draws from the true story of John Vogel — charmer, bank robber, and one of the most prolific counterfeit currency operations the United States had seen. Penn's real-life daughter Dylan Penn plays his on-screen daughter, giving the film an unsettling layer of authenticity.

Jennifer grew up watching her father talk his way out of anything and into everyone's good graces. What she didn't see — or chose not to — was the scale of what he was actually doing. Bogus bills, stolen identities, jobs that evaporated overnight. The closer she gets to the full picture, the harder it becomes to separate the father she loves from the man the law has been chasing for years. Josh Brolin, Katherine Winnick, Eddie Marsan, and Regina King round out the cast.

The script is adapted from journalist Jennifer Vogel's own memoir about her father. Sean Penn's direction keeps the tone intimate rather than sensational — less heist thriller, more portrait of damage passed from one generation to the next. Stream Flag Day online on iFILM.