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Justin Timberlake immersed in father-figure role

The singer-actor plays an ex-convict who forms an unlikely bond with a neglected boy in Palmer

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Palmer stars Justin Timberlake (left) and Ryder Allen (right).

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In the new Apple TV+ film Palmer, pop star Justin Timberlake is back on screen for his first acting role in years, playing an ex-convict who returns to his Louisiana home town after being released.
He then forms an unlikely bond with a neglected young boy as he tries to put his life back together.
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