Product Information
Two drilling representatives (Matt Damon and Frances McDormand) hit a snag when trying to coerce a town into selling the rights to their land when a concerned teacher (Hal Holbrook) stirs up a negative campaign led by John Krasinski. Gus Van Sant directs from a script by Damon and Krasinski from a story by Dave Eggers.Product Identifiers
ProducerMatt Damon, Chris Moore
EAN5050582953565
eBay Product ID (ePID)175086070
Product Key Features
ActorMatt Damon, Hal Holbrook, Rosemarie Dewitt, Frances Mcdormand, John Krasinski
Film/TV TitlePromised Land
DirectorGus Van Sant
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageGerman\Spanish
Run Time107 Mins
Aspect Ratio1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2014
FormatDVD
FeaturesUltraviolet, Widescreen, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
ComposerDanny Elfman
Additional InformationA small-town teacher stands up to a pair of drilling representatives who are determined to exploit the local resources, and receives some unexpected support as the community rallies to drive away the persistent interlopers in this drama from director Gus Van Sant. Steve Butler played by Matt Damon is a corporate salesman with a reputation for getting results. When the company he works for draws up plans to drill for natural gas in an economically depressed farming community, Steve and his partner, Frances McDormand attempt to convince the locals that they have an opportunity to profit from the project. At first the locals are welcoming, but when venerable teacher Frank Yates voices objection, concerned locals Dustin and Alice help to launch an effective grassroots campaign against the drilling. In addition to co-producing and co-starring in PROMISED LAND, Damon and Krasinski also collaborated on the screenplay for the film, adapted from a story by Dave Eggers, WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, AWAY WE GO.
ReviewsNew York Daily News - Krasinki's soft-sell script, lets the movie's ideas get absorbed without grandstanding or pretension. Its issues go down with a smile and common sense, which turns out to be exactly the right formula., Entertainment Weekly - Urgent, heartfelt, and not-quite-as-predictable-as-you-think environmental rabble-rouser.
ScreenwriterDave Eggers, Matt Damon, John Krasinski
CinematographerLinus Sandgren
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitlePromised Land
Consumer AdviceContains strong language