Promised Land
Urgent, heartfelt, and not-quite-as-predictable-as-you-think environmental rabble-rouser.
Promised Land
Promised Land is the new contemporary drama directed by Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, Milk). Matt Damon plays Steve Butler, an ace corporate salesman who is sent along with his partner, Sue Thomason (Frances McDormand), to close a key rural town in his company's expansion plans. 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), as well as the interest of a local woman (Rosemarie DeWitt). Promised Land explores America at the crossroads where big business and the strength of small-town community converge.
Genre
Drama
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Runtime
106
Language
English
Director
Gus Van Sant
Cast
Matt Damon,
Frances McDormand,
Scott McNairy,
Rosemarie DeWitt,
Hal Holbrook
FEATURED REVIEW
Scott Renshaw, Orlando Weekly
In the opening minutes of Promised Land, Steve Butler (Matt Damon) – a local representative for a massive energy company – awaits a meeting with a company boss as Butler is considered for a regional vice-president position. Another employee sits with him in a restaurant, and Butler explains why he's ...
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