Promised Land (2012)
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| German title | Promised Land |
| Original title | Promised Land |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2012 |
| length | 106 minutes |
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| Director | Gus Van Sant |
| script |
John Krasinski , Matt Damon |
| production |
Chris Moore , Matt Damon |
| music | Danny Elfman |
| camera | Linus Sandgren |
| cut | Billy Rich |
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Promised Land is an American film drama from 2012. It was directed by Gus Van Sant, assisted the screenplay by John Krasinski and Matt Damon comes from Dave Eggers . The leading roles were played by Matt Damon, Frances McDormand and John Krasinski.
The film deals with the controversial fracking and its effects on humans and the environment.
action
Steve Butler is a successful sales representative at Global Crosspower Solutions, a company that specializes in the extraction of natural gas using fracking. Together with his colleague Sue Thomason, Butler should acquire as many mining rights as possible in a region in Pennsylvania that has been badly hit by the economic crisis . Butler himself grew up in the country and therefore knows the way the rural people think. Believing in an easy job, they set out and can quickly acquire numerous properties, also due to the lack of prospects for the owners. But in a small town they encounter unexpected resistance led by teacher and former engineer Frank Yates. During a discussion, he points out the dangers of fracking to the community. To the surprise of the completely unprepared butler, the community stands behind Yates. So now Butler and Thomason have to visit each property owner individually to change their mind. But they did the math without the pride of the residents, and so the job becomes an ordeal, especially since Yates receives support from Dustin Noble, an environmentalist who has apparently followed Butler. Noble is bribed by Thomason only for pretense and uses the money to run a campaign to inform residents of the dangers of fracking. And so most of Butler and Thomason's attempts to buy the land fail.
But then Global Crosspower Solutions uncovered a scandal surrounding Noble, which destroyed his credibility, so that he was forced to give up his project. Butler then admits to Noble that he is an employee of Global Crosspower Solutions and that he was assigned to control the situation and, with the help of the staged scandal, to convince the citizens that the actions of the anti-fracking opponents are unlawful.
In the subsequent decisive vote on the funding rights, Butler gives a speech to the community. Repelled by the scandalous actions of his employer and overwhelmed by the hospitality and cohesion of the residents, he tells them the truth. He admits that he wanted to buy the land from them for well below the price and that fracking brings real dangers with it. Informed by Thomason on site, Global Crosspower Solutions dismisses butler immediately. However, he finds his way into the house of the teacher Alice, with whom he has become increasingly close friends, with his suitcases packed.
background
Matt Damon was originally supposed to direct, but due to lack of time, passed the task on to his friend Gus Van Sant and took on the lead role instead.
The cost of production was around $ 15 million.
Film music
Danny Elfman wrote the soundtrack.
- logo
- Traveling
- Going to work
- The meeting
- The Bribe
- Classroom
- Turn around
- Time lapse
- Alice's Farm
- Weepy donuts
- Lighthouse
- Revelation
- The Speech
- Classroom
- The Milk Carton Kids
Reviews
The lexicon of international film judges that the film is carried by "great actors and accurate dialogues". “[With] the classic elements of the development drama”, the production tells “of the conflict between financial security and ecological conscience”.
Web links
- Promised Land in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Expert opinion of the German film and media rating