Plot
Corporate salesman Steve Butler (Matt Damon) arrives in a rural town with his sales partner, Sue Thomason (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 (Holbrook) with support from a grassroots campaign led by another man (Krasinski) who counters Steve both personally and professionally.
Written by
John Krasinski, Matt Damon, Dave Eggers
Directed by
Gus Van Sant
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America, United Arab Emirates
Production Companies
Participant, Pearl Street Films, Sunday Night, Media Farm, Focus Features, Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ
Languages
English
Awards
3 wins & 7 nominations