Stillwater (2021)

Directed by

Tom McCarthy

Genre

drama film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 20m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 1,426 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An unemployed oil-rig worker from Oklahoma travels to France alongside a local woman to try to prove that his imprisoned daughter is innocent of murder. The movie follows his persistent struggle against language barriers, legal obstacles, and his own limitations.

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What happens

Stillwater is a 2021 American crime drama film directed by Tom McCarthy, based on a script he co-wrote with Marcus Hinchey, Thomas Bidegain and Noé Debré. It is the first DreamWorks Pictures film to be distributed by Universal's specialty label Focus Features. It stars Matt Damon as Bill Baker, an unemployed oil-rig worker from Oklahoma who sets out with a Frenchwoman (Camille Cottin) to prove his convicted daughter's (Abigail Breslin) innocence. The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on July 8, 2021, and was released theatrically in the United States on July 30, 2021, by Focus Features. It received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $19 million against its $20 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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