Promised Land
What's your price?
Official film description
Corporate salesman Steve Butler (Matt Damon) arrives in a rural town with his sales partner, Sue Thomason (Frances McDormand). With the town having been hit hard by the economic decline of recent years, the two outsiders see the local citizens as likely to accept their company's offer, for drilling rights to their properties, as much-needed relief. What seems like an easy job for the duo becomes complicated by the objection of a respected schoolteacher (Hal Holbrook) with support from a grassroots campaign led by another man (John Krasinski) who counters Steve both personally and professionally.
Notes on the film
The film is entertaining, interesting and shows how gas companies obtain drilling rights from small-scale poverty-stricken cities. It also tackles the difficulty of a split community, and the extent to which perspective, and promises of riches and discrediting of scientific risks can influence the choice of a tranquil environment.
Contains swearing.
Technical information and screening rights...
| Director(s): | Gus Van Sant |
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| Script: | Matt Damon, John Krasinski, Dave Eggers |
| Production: | Participant Media, Matt Damon, John Krasinski, Chris Moore, Mike Sablone, Drew Vinton, Focus Features, Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ, Sunday Night, Pearl Street Films, Media Farm |
| Music: | Danny Elfman |
| Actors: | Matt Damon, Frances McDormand, Benjamin Sheeler, Terry Kinney, Joe Coyle, Hal Holbrook, Dorothy Silver, Titus Welliver |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Duration: | 106 min |
| Picture format: | 16:9 |
| Language (audio): | English |
| Country of origin: | United States, United Arab Emirates |
| Shooting Locations: | United States |
| Screening rights: | Universal Pictures International (Germany) |
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