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Promised Land

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2012-09-23

Runtime: 106 mins

Director: Gus Van Sant

Writer: Matt Damon, John Krasinski

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama

Original title: Promised Land

Production Companies: Image Nation Abu Dhabi, Focus Features, Media Farm, Sunday Night Productions, Pearl Street Films, Participant

Production Countries: United Arab Emirates, United States of America

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