Jack (Daniel Day-Lewis) lives on the site of his abandoned island commune with his 16-year-old daughter Rose (Camilla Belle). Jack has always sheltered Rose from the influences of the outside world, but now his fatal illness and Rose's emerging womanhood pose troubling questions about the days ahead.

A man who has lived a life motivated by environmentalism and other altruistic causes, Jack now rages at those who do not share his concerns, like developer Marty Rance (Beau Bridges), who is building a housing tract on the edge of his property. When Jack invites his girlfriend Kathleen (Catherine Keener) and her sons Rodney (Ryan McDonald) and Thaddius (Paul Dano) to live with them, Rose feels betrayed and the situation quickly becomes precarious. Rose acts out wildly, creating chaos. As everything flies out of control, Jack finds himself trapped in an impossible place and is forced to take action.

Award-winning filmmaker Rebecca Miller ("Angela," "Personal Velocity") has created a poetic third feature about a man who has cut himself off from the world that refuses to live up to his ideals, and a young girl's sensual coming-of-age.

THE BALLAD OF JACK AND ROSE was written and directed by Rebecca Miller, and stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Camilla Belle, Catherine Keener, Paul Dano, Ryan McDonald, Jena Malone, Jason Lee and Beau Bridges. The film was executive produced by Jonathan Sehring, Caroline Kaplan, and Graham King, and produced by Lemore Syvan.