Matt damon stars as a rigger from oklahoma who travels to france to visit his estranged daughter, in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. He makes it his personal mission to exonerate his daughter. A dramatic thriller directed by oscar winner tom mccarthy and starring matt damon, the drama follows an american oil rig roughneck from oklahoma who travels to marseille to visit his estranged daughter, in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. Confronted with language barriers, cultural differences, and a complicated legal system, bill baker builds a new life for himself in france as he makes it his personal mission to exonerate his daughter.