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SYNOPSIS

Olympic Gold Medal-winning wrestler Mark Schultz is struggling in obscurity and poverty in Wisconsin when he is invited by wealthy heir John du Pont to move on to his lavish estate to form a team and to train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Schultz seizes the opportunity, eager to step out of the shadow of his revered older brother Dave, a prominent wrestling coach and Gold Medal winner himself. With his vast financial resources and state-of-the-art training facility at Foxcatcher Farm, du Pont appoints himself head coach of the team, eager to win the respect of his peers and the approval of his condemning mother. The dynamic between Schultz and du Pont deepens as Mark embraces his benefactor as a father figure. But du Pont's mercurial personality and psychological gameplay begins to weigh heavily on Mark's shaky self-esteem, undermining his abilities on the mat. When du Pont's favoritism shifts to brother Dave — who possesses the authority and confidence both he and Mark lack — the trio is propelled towards a tragedy no one could have foreseen.

Bennett Miller

Bennett Miller is a film director best known for his two narrative features, Moneyball and Capote. Miller made his feature debut in 1998 with the documentary The Cruise, a portrait of New York City tour guide Timothy “Speed” Levitch. Miller is also an acclaimed director of television commercials, music videos, and, most recently, he directed short films for The Academy Awards.

Filmography

2014       Foxcatcher

2011       Moneyball

2005       Capote

Festivals

2014       Cannes, Toronto, New York, Santa Barbara

Awards

2014       Cannes - Best Director, Independen Spirits Award - Special Distinction Award; Palm Springs - Creative Impact Award (Steve Carell); Santa Barbara - Outstanding Performer of the Year (Steve Carell)

It is one of the year’s best! Ruffalo and Tatum hit an acting peak.

Carell is simply astonishing.

Peter Travers, The Rolling Stone