Matt Damon (above and below right), star and co-writer of Promised Land.
Matt Damon (above and below right), star and co-writer of Promised Land.
Damon with Rosemarie DeWitt in a scene from Promised Land.
Damon with Rosemarie DeWitt in a scene from Promised Land.
Director Gus Van Sant.
Director Gus Van Sant.
Co-writer John Krasinski (left) with Van Sant and Damon.
Co-writer John Krasinski (left) with Van Sant and Damon.
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Fracks and friction

Activists have attacked the environmental message of Promised Land. But as James Mottram discovers, there's more to the film than politics

James Mottram

Updated: 11:13pm, 8 May, 2013

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Matt Damon (above and below right), star and co-writer of Promised Land.
Matt Damon (above and below right), star and co-writer of Promised Land.
Damon with Rosemarie DeWitt in a scene from Promised Land.
Damon with Rosemarie DeWitt in a scene from Promised Land.
Director Gus Van Sant.
Director Gus Van Sant.
Co-writer John Krasinski (left) with Van Sant and Damon.
Co-writer John Krasinski (left) with Van Sant and Damon.
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