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Quick Info

Rating

6.3/10

Release2012

Runtime1h 46m

StatusReleased

Budget$15,000,000

Revenue$8,100,000

Production

Image Nation Abu Dhabi

Focus Features

Media Farm

Sunday Night Productions

Pearl Street Films

Participant

Movie

Promised Land

2012

1h 46m

6.3

Drama

Synopsis

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.

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