
Matt Damon, star of "Promised Land," says he didn’t know until after the fact it was financed in part by a film company owned by the UAE. (Associated Press)

Matt Damon, star of "Promised Land," says he didn’t know until after the fact it was financed in part by a film company owned by the UAE. (Associated Press)

In “Promised Land,” Matt Damon plays a gas company salesman trying to persuade residents of a town to allow fracking on their land. (Associated Press)

In “Promised Land,” Matt Damon plays a gas company salesman trying to persuade residents of a town to allow fracking on their land. (Associated Press)

In “Promised Land,” Matt Damon plays a gas company salesman trying to persuade residents of a town to allow fracking on their land. (Associated Press)

In “Promised Land,” Matt Damon plays a gas company salesman trying to persuade residents of a town to allow fracking on their land. (Associated Press)

Matt Damon plays a drilling company representative who tries to ingratiate himself with the residents of a Pennsylvania small town, including a character played by Rosemarie DeWitt, in “Promised Land.” Industry groups and environmental activists alike see it as a message film about the perils of the gas boom and fracking. (Associated Press)

The most notable instance in the ongoing public relations war centers on the upcoming Matt Damon movie “Promised Land,” which tells the story of small American towns ruined by fracking. (Associated Press)

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