Stillwater

Watch: Stillwater

7/30/20212h 19m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Secrets run deep. ~

Overview:

Bill Baker, an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma, travels to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter, Allison, who is 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.

Director:

Tom McCarthy

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$20,000,000.00

Revenue:

$19,754,272.00

Key words:

marseille, france
fish out of water
father daughter relationship

Cast

Matt Damon

~ as ~

Bill Baker

Camille Cottin

~ as ~

Virginie

Abigail Breslin

~ as ~

Allison

Lilou Siauvaud

~ as ~

Maya

Deanna Dunagan

~ as ~

Sharon

Moussa Maaskri

~ as ~

Dirosa

Anne Le Ny

~ as ~

Leparq

Idir Azougli

~ as ~

Akim

Naidra Ayadi

~ as ~

Nedjma

Gilbert Traïna

~ as ~

Bald Man

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Reviews (3)

f
fourfridays
Written 3 year(s) ago
5
Refreshingly different.
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itsogs
Written 3 year(s) ago
7
Definitely Worth my time. A sad story, but one that will make you think.⭐⭐⭐
Peter McGinn
Written 3 year(s) ago
9
I have always liked Matt Damon’s work, but I watched this partly die to the presence of Camille Cottin, who was excellent in the French Netflix series Call My Agent!

The main characters are complex, with Damon playing a redneck Oklahoma man and his daughter. Allison, played by Abigail Breslin. They all do fine work and there is a strong ensemble cast behind them. They do a good job mixing the captioned French dialogue with the English speakers.

The plot eventually relies upon a rather large coincidence, but the dialogue and script are crisp, so it all works. Don’t expect a sappy ending here. As in real life, some things work out and some don’t.