Overview
Kenny Wells, a modern-day prospector, hustler, and dreamer, is desperate for a lucky break. Left with few options, Wells teams up with an equally luckless geologist to execute a grandiose, last-ditch effort: to find gold deep in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Hollywood Film Awards (2016)
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Nominations
4 award nominations, including the Golden Globe for Best Original Song (2017)
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Box office
Grossed $14.9M worldwide against a $20M budget
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Based on
Based on a true story
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Filming locations
Filmed in New Mexico, Indonesia, New York City and Thailand
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Setting
Set in the United States and Indonesia
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Music
Music by Daniel Pemberton
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Robert Elswit
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Patrick MassettWriter
- John ZinmanWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 3, 2016
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $20M
- Revenue
- $14.9M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Matthew McConaugheyKenny Wells
Bryce Dallas HowardKay
Edgar RamírezMichael Acosta
Timothy SimonsJackson
Michael LandesBinkert
Stacy KeachClive Coleman
Rachael TaylorRachel Hill
Bruce GreenwoodMark Hancock
Craig T. NelsonKenny Wells
Corey StollBrian Woolf
Toby KebbellJennings
Macon BlairConnie Wright
Bill CampHollis Dresher
Lora Martinez-CunninghamDonna
Frank WoodScottie Nevins
Adam LeFevreBobby Burns
Dylan KeninLevine
Joshua HartoLloyd Stanton
Matthew PageHart Hubbard
Jackamoe BuzzellCarl
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