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MONEY
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Earned back only 54% of its budget on initial theatrical β a commercial disappointment on release.
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Promised Land
"What's your price?"
2012 1h 46m EN
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Synopsis
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A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources.
βWhat's your price?β
Cast
Matt Damon
Steve Butler
Frances McDormand
Sue Thomason
John Krasinski
Dustin Noble
Rosemarie DeWitt
Alice
Hal Holbrook
Frank Yates
Titus Welliver
Rob
Lucas Black
Paul Geary
Tim Guinee
Drew
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Gus Van Sant
- Writers
- Dave Eggers, Matt Damon, John Krasinski
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Arab Emirates, United States of America
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ERA
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Released 14 years ago.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: United Arab Emirates, United States of America.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Gus Van Sant, shot by Linus Sandgren. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Danny Elfman. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Billy Rich shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Matt Damon and Frances McDormand and John Krasinski carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "What's your price?".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Gus Van Sant directs. Linus Sandgren behind the camera. Danny Elfman scores. Billy Rich cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United Arab Emirates, United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 54% of its budget on initial theatrical β a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 14 years ago.
- 3International production across 2 countries: United Arab Emirates, United States of America.
- 4Directed by Gus Van Sant, shot by Linus Sandgren. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Danny Elfman. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Billy Rich shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Matt Damon and Frances McDormand and John Krasinski carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "What's your price?".
- 9IMDB entry: tt2091473 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Linus Sandgren
- Original score
- Danny Elfman
- Editing
- Billy Rich
- Production design
- Daniel B. Clancy
- Costume design
- Juliet Polcsa
- Makeup / hair
- Kelley Mitchell
- VFX supervisor
- Dick Edwards
- Sound
- Leslie Shatz
- Runtime
- 106 min Β· 1h 46m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Box office
- $8,100,000
- Return
- 54% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Awards
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Gus Van Sant
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Production companies
Who made it
Image Nation Studios
AE
Focus Features
US
- ME
Media Farm
Sunday Night Productions
US
Pearl Street Films
US
Participant
US
Key crew
- Production DesignDaniel B. Clancy
- EditorBilly Rich
- Art DirectionGregory A. Weimerskirch
- Makeup Department HeadKelley Mitchell
- Sound Effects EditorRyan Collins
- Set DecorationRebecca Brown
- Visual Effects SupervisorDick Edwards
- Costume DesignJuliet Polcsa
- Music EditorLisa Jaime
- Music SupervisorBrian Reitzell
- Executive ProducerRon Schmidt
- ProducerChris Moore
- ProducerJohn Krasinski
- Executive ProducerGus Van Sant
- ProducerMatt Damon
- Sound Re-Recording MixerLeslie Shatz
- First Assistant DirectorDavid Webb
- Makeup ArtistChristine Beveridge
- Makeup ArtistPatty Bell
- Hair Department HeadKay Georgiou
- HairstylistNancy Keslar
- Makeup ArtistRachel Kick
- CastingFrancine Maisler
- ProducerDrew Vinton
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- small town
- campaign
- salesman
- farmland
- natural gas
- fracking
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2012-12-28R
Also known as
International titles
- ΠΠ΅ΠΌΠ»Ρ ΠΎΠ±Π΅ΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½Π°ΡRU
- Terre promiseCA
- γγγγΉγγ»γ©γ³γοΌ2012JP
- Tierra prometidaES
