and it certainly reinforces the message that the true horror is in the human heart. the thriller stillwater was unveiled halfway through blockbuster season at the cannes film festival injuly. it comes from a thoughtful american filmmaker, tom mccarthy, and stars a much—liked hollywood leading man, matt damon. the day you left for marseille... stillwater puts reliable hollywood leading man matt damon front and centre, playing an unemployed oil rig roughneck from oklahoma, travelling to marseille in france to visit his daughter who's been imprisoned on the charge of murdering her girlfriend. father and daughter don't really get along. tell me exactly what you did, dad. i hate myself for ever trusting you! damon's character, bill baker, becomes immersed in a rogue attempt to exonerate his daughter. this larger—than—life american blue—collar worker