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The Runner
The Runner is a 2015 American political drama film written and directed by Austin Stark in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Nicolas Cage, Connie Nielsen, Peter Fonda, and Sarah Paulson.
Plot
In the aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, an idealistic politician (Nicolas Cage) is forced to confront his dysfunctional life after his career is destroyed in a sex scandal. The video comes to light after he grants a live interview, and his team members work together to salvage the situation.
More details
| author | Austin Stark |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New Orleans |
| director | Austin Stark |
| editor | Michael R. Miller |
| genre | drama political thriller |
| keywords | deepwater horizon oil spill dysfunctional life force gulf of mexico oil spill sex scandal |
| musicBy | The Newton Brothers |
| producer | Benji Kohn Bingo Gubelmann Chris Papavasiliou Erika Hampson Glenn Williamson |
| publisher | Alchemy |
| recordedAt | New Orleans |
| theme | political thriller |