THE CLEARING

 

 

 

 

 
CAST & CREW__________

Director:
Pieter Jan Brugge (directorial debut; Better known for producing The Insider, Bulworth, and Heat)

Screenwriter(s):
Justin Haythe (feature film debut)

Actors:
Robert Redford (Wayne Hayes)
Willem Dafoe (Arnold Mack)
Helen Mirren (Eileen Hayes)
Alessandro Nivola
Matt Craven (FBI Agent Fuller)
Sarah Koskoff
Melissa Sagemiller

SYNOPSIS __________

Plot:
Wayne (Robert Redford) and Eileen (Helen Mirren) Hayes live the American Dream. Together they’ve raised two children and struggled to build a successful business from the ground up. But there have been sacrifices along the way. When Wayne is kidnapped by an ordinary man, Arnold Mack (Willem Dafoe), and held for ransom in a remote forest, the couple’s world is turned inside out. Eileen finds her home full of FBI Agents, their life under scrutiny.

While Wayne is engaged in the negotiation of his lifetime, Eileen works frantically with the FBI to secure his release. The terrifying ordeal causes Wayne and Eileen to reassess their marriage and come to a deeper sense of their commitment to each other. With each passing hour, the need and desire for Wayne to return home safely becomes ever more urgent.

 

DETAILS__________

Studio:
Fox Searchlight

Release Date:
July 2, 2004
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