"Between his films Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines, The Light Between Oceans, and Sound of Metal and his HBO miniseries, I Know This Much Is True, he's known for stories about fraught romances, generational trauma, and the spiritual cost of caring for another person - how trying to protect others can push us to make terrible decisions and also be the most fulfilling part of our lives."
""I had friends who wrote me and were like, 'We watched the show until the guy cut his hand off.' And that was a minute in!" Cianfrance says with a laugh. "And I was like, 'Geez, maybe I went too hard core.' My experience on it was amazing. But I came out of that and thought, I don't want to repeat myself again. I don't want to go into another examination of tragedy on tragedy on tragedy.""
Derek Cianfrance built a career portraying relentless tragedy, centering fraught romances, parental death, kidnapping, generational trauma, and the spiritual cost of caregiving. His films include Blue Valentine, The Place Beyond the Pines, The Light Between Oceans, and Sound of Metal, and he directed the HBO miniseries I Know This Much Is True. After that miniseries, Cianfrance avoided repeating constant examinations of suffering. Roofman represents a tonal shift toward a lighter, comedy-adjacent thriller starring Channing Tatum based on Jeffrey Manchester, a veteran who robbed McDonald's through roofs, showed kindness to employees, escaped prison, and lived secretly in a Toys 'R' Us. The film mixes whimsy, thriller elements, and domestic drama.
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