Gold (2016 film)

Gold
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStephen Gaghan
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRobert Elswit
Edited byDouglas Crise
Music byDaniel Pemberton
Production
companies
Distributed byTWC-Dimension[1]
Release date
  • December 30, 2016 (2016-12-30) (United States)
Running time
121 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million[3]
Box office$14.9 million[2]

Gold is a 2016 American crime drama film directed by Stephen Gaghan and written by Patrick Massett and John Zinman. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Édgar Ramírez, Bryce Dallas Howard, Corey Stoll, Toby Kebbell, Craig T. Nelson, Stacy Keach and Bruce Greenwood. The film is loosely based on the true story of the 1997 Bre-X mining scandal, when a massive gold deposit was supposedly discovered in the jungles of Indonesia;[4][5][6] however, for legal reasons and to enhance the appeal of the film, character names and story details were changed.[7][8]

Principal photography began on June 29, 2015, in New York City, New Mexico and Thailand. The film had a limited release in the United States on December 30, 2016, before going wide on January 27, 2017. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed nearly $15 million against a $20 million budget. The film received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song.

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  2. ^ a b "Gold (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "Gold on DVD: Top 10 facts about the element ahead of Matthew McConaughey film release". Daily Express. June 5, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  4. ^ Seskus, Tony (January 26, 2017). "Matthew McConaughey takes on Bre-X, but the real story behind Gold is crazier than fiction". Calgary Herald.
  5. ^ Gilligan, Melissa. "Bre-X investment scandal hits the big screen in 'Gold' starring Matthew McConaughey". Global News. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  6. ^ Willis, Andrew. "'Gold' misses out on rich story behind real-life Bre-X scandal". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  7. ^ Freeman, Sunny. "Gold: The movie about the Bre-X mining scandal that 'isn't about Bre-X'". The Financial Post. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  8. ^ Glasner, Eli. "'They couldn't believe it was true:' Bre-X's Hollywood makeover". CBC. Retrieved 30 January 2017.