FINESTKIND
Written & Directed by: Brian Helgeland
Cast: Ben Foster, Toby Wallace, Emmy® Nominee Jenna Ortega, Oscar® Winner Tommy Lee Jones
Finestkind tells the story of two brothers (Ben Foster & Toby Wallace), raised in different worlds, who are reunited as adults over a fateful summer. Set against the backdrop of commercial fishing, the story takes on primal stakes when desperate circumstances force the brothers to strike a deal with a violent Boston crime gang. Along the way a young woman (Jenna Ortega) finds herself caught perilously in the middle. Sacrifices must be made and bonds between brothers, friends, lovers, and a father (Tommy Lee Jones) and his son are put to the ultimate test.
Writer/Director Brian Helgeland. Academy® Award Screenwriting Winner of “L.A. Confidential.” He was also nominated by the Academy for his writing of Clint Eastwood’s “Mystic River.” His directorial work includes the films “Legend,” starring Tom Hardy and Taron Egerton, “42,” starring Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford, and “A Knight’s Tale,” starring Heath Ledger and Paul Bettany. He is the writer of Tony Scott’s “Man On Fire” and Paul Greengrass’ “Green Zone.” Helgeland is also the recipient of the Writers Guild of America Award, the PEN Center Literary Award, the Edgar Alan Poe Award, the USC Scripter Award and the Sidney Lumet Award for Integrity in Entertainment.