The Company You Keep

The Company You Keep is an upcoming political action thriller, produced and directed by Robert Redford. The script was written by Lem Dobbs based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Neil Gordon. The production filmed in Vancouver in autumn 2011. The film's score is by Cliff Martinez. The story centers on widower Jim Grant, a former Weather Underground militant, wanted for a bank robbery and murder, who hid from the FBI for over thirty years, eventually becoming an Albany attorney. He becomes a fugitive when his identity is exposed. He must find the one person who can clear his name while... protecting his young daughter. Redford plays Grant, and Susan Sarandon and Julie Christie play former Weather Underground members. Terrence Howard plays a senior FBI agent on the case, and Brendan Gleeson is the retired Michigan Chief of Police who had first investigated the bank robbery. The film also features Sam Elliott, Nick Nolte, Brit Marling, and Stanley Tucci, among others. Child singer Jackie Evancho makes her feature film acting debut as Isabel, Grant's young daughter. StudioCanal has acquired the U.K. distribution rights to the film.
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