The film’s protagonist, Bill Baker, is an unemployed oil-rig worker from Oklahoma who travels to Marseille to free his daughter from prison.
The film posits that moral authority is easily lost when truth is treated as a currency to be traded for desired outcomes. Bill’s "unforced errors" in his quest for justice eventually leave the lives of those he encounters more endangered than before. Stillness vs. Depth Stillwater
A central theme is the blurred line between reality and the narratives we construct for ourselves. The film’s protagonist, Bill Baker, is an unemployed