The Devil
Has a Name
A widowed and financially stricken farmer,
Fred Stern (David Strathairn), decides to take
action after learning that his water is being
polluted by Shore Oil and Gas, a multinational
oil company run by arrogant regional director
Gigi Cutler (Kate Bosworth).
FIVE FACTS:
- This movie premiered at last year’s Los
Angeles Latino International Film Festival. - Speaking of the film’s message, director
Edward James Olmos has said: “We need to
face the fact that no-one else is going to stop
climate change”, adding: “It’s only ever been
up to us.” - Although unsurprisingly released digitally,
The Devil Has a Name also arrived in select
theaters on the same day, October 16. - Filming for this movie took place in the
California charter city of Bakersfield in
March 2018. - Another member of the cast is Haley Joel
Osment, who recently expressed interest
in participating in a sequel to The Sixth
Sense, the film that made him a star.