Dylan Penn Takes the Lead in Family-Affair ‘Flag Day’

Dylan Penn Takes the Lead in Family-Affair ‘Flag Day’
The 74th Cannes Film Festival. Photocall for the film "Flag Day" in competition. Director Sean Penn and cast member Dylan Penn pose in Cannes, France, on July 11, 2021. Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters
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LONDON—Dylan Penn, daughter of Hollywood heavyweights Sean Penn and Robin Wright, says she initially turned down the chance to star in her father’s new film “Flag Day”—her first major movie role—but its lengthy production let her mature into the part.

Based on Jennifer Vogel’s memoir “Flim-Flam Man,” the film centres around her relationship with her father John, a petty criminal turned counterfeiter.