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Bennett MILLER
In Competition - Feature Films
FOXCATCHER
Directed by : Bennett MILLER
Year of production : 2013 Country : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Length : 134 minutes
Award for Best Director , 2014
Synopsis
When Olympic Gold Medal winning wrestler Mark Schultz is invited by wealthy heir John du Pont to move on to the du Pont estate and help form a team to train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics at his new state-of-the-art training facility, Schultz jumps at the opportunity, hoping to focus on his training and finally step out of the shadow of his revered brother, Dave. Driven by hidden needs, du Pont sees backing Schultz’s bid for Gold and the chance to “coach” a world-class wrestling team as an opportunity to gain the elusive respect of his peers and, more importantly, his disapproving mother.
Flattered by the attention and entranced by du Pont’s majestic world, Mark comes to see his benefactor as a father figure and grows increasingly dependent on him for approval. Though initially supportive, du Pont’s mercurial personality turns and he begins to lure Mark into an unhealthy lifestyle that threatens to undermine his training. Soon du Pont’s erratic behavior and cruel psychological game-play begin to erode the athlete’s already shaky self-esteem. Meanwhile du Pont becomes fixated on Dave, who exudes the confidence both he and Mark lack, knowing that these are things even his money cannot buy. Fueled by du Pont's increasing paranoia and alienation from the brothers, the trio is propelled towards a tragedy no one could have foreseen.
Bennett MILLER
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Official release
19.05.14 . 00:00 AM
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Contacts
Production
ANNAPURNA PICTURES - 9280 Nightingale Dr. 90069 Los Angeles UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - T: 3107245678 - chelseab@annapurnapics.com
Distribution
MARS FILMS - FRANCE - T: 43 67 20 - www.marsfilms.com
French press
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Jean-Pierre VINCENT - jpvpresse@gmail.com
International press
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Alyson DEWAR - alyson@prworksinternational.com
International sales
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