Stillwater

    Genre
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • |
    • Runtime
    140 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2021
  • |
    • Countries
    USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Tom McCarthy
WRITTEN BY:
Tom McCarthy, Marcus Hinchey, Thomas Bidegain
CAST INCLUDES:
Matt Damon, Abigail Breslin, Deanna Dunagan, Camille Cottin, Robert Peters, Lisandro Boccacci, Lilou Siauvaud

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

A dramatic thriller directed by Academy Award winner Tom McCarthy (SPOTLIGHT, WIN WIN) and starring Oscar winner Matt Damon (THE MARTIAN, GOOD WILL HUNTING), Cannes Film Festival Official Selection STILLWATER follows an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma who travels to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter (Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin; LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, SIGNS), in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. Confronted with language barriers, cultural differences, and a complicated legal system, Bill builds a new life for himself in France as he makes it his personal mission to exonerate his daughter.

SYNOPSIS

An American oil-rig roughneck travels to Marseille, France, to visit his estranged daughter, in prison for a murder she claims she didn’t commit. Confronted with language barriers, cultural differences and a complicated legal system, he soon builds a new life for himself as he makes it his personal mission to exonerate her.

Stillwater

    Genre
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • |
    • Runtime
    140 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2021
  • |
    • Countries
    USA
  • |
    • Languages
    English
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Tom McCarthy
WRITTEN BY
Tom McCarthy, Marcus Hinchey, Thomas Bidegain
CAST INCLUDES
Matt Damon, Abigail Breslin, Deanna Dunagan, Camille Cottin, Robert Peters, Lisandro Boccacci, Lilou Siauvaud
A dramatic thriller directed by Academy Award winner Tom McCarthy (SPOTLIGHT, WIN WIN) and starring Oscar winner Matt Damon (THE MARTIAN, GOOD WILL HUNTING), Cannes Film Festival Official Selection STILLWATER follows an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma who travels to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter (Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin; LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, SIGNS), in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. Confronted with language barriers, cultural differences, and a complicated legal system, Bill builds a new life for himself in France as he makes it his personal mission to exonerate his daughter.

An American oil-rig roughneck travels to Marseille, France, to visit his estranged daughter, in prison for a murder she claims she didn’t commit. Confronted with language barriers, cultural differences and a complicated legal system, he soon builds a new life for himself as he makes it his personal mission to exonerate her.

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