1898年,银矿工丹尼尔·普莱恩惟尤(丹尼尔·戴·刘易斯 Daniel Day Lewis 饰)因井下作业事故摔断了腿,但他因祸得福了解到秘密的石油信息。他利用领养的孤儿HW(狄龙·弗雷泽尔 Dillon Freasier 饰)欺骗乡民赢得了石油地盘,从此飞黄腾达。但是, 成为 石油大亨的他并不快乐,在一次意外事故中H.W不幸失聪, HW对他的怨恨与日俱增,他唯一认亲的兄弟居然也是冒牌货。传教士伊莱·桑迪不过是个借宗教蛊惑人心的小人。在一次采矿事故中,丹尼尔的工人不幸丧生。正当他希望伊莱(保罗·达诺 Paul Dano 饰)施以援手时,对方羞辱了他,两人从此开始明争暗斗……
- 类型: 剧情
- 工作室: Paramount Vantage, Miramax, JoAnne Sellar Productions, Ghoulardi Film Company
- 关键词: california, petrol, sibling relationship, based on novel or book, capitalism, pastor, deaf-mute, american dream, narcissism, fanatic, father, baptism, misanthrophy, money, oil, religion, church, killer, alcoholic, oil industry, child abandonment, dual role, character study, zealot, bowling alley, sign languages, turn of the century, 19th century, adopted son, 1900s, personality change, pipeline, 20th century, 1890s, milkshake, intense, oilfields
- 投: 丹尼尔·戴-刘易斯, 保罗·达诺, 凯文·J·奥康纳, 塞伦·希德, Dillon Freasier, Hope Elizabeth Reeves