Director
Martin McDonagh
Leading Actors/Actresses
Frances McDormand
Supporting Actors/Actresses
Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Abbie Cornish, Lucas Hedges, and Caleb Landry Jones
Genre
Drama/Black Comedy
Language
English
Awards
Won the Academy Awards for: Best Actress for Frances McDormand and Best Supporting Actor for Sam Rockwell. It was nominated, but did not win, the following Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Harrelson, Best Original Score, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing
Date of Release
November 10th, 2017
Producer
Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Martin McDonagh
Setting and Context
The fictional town of Ebbing, Missouri
Narrator and Point of View
Told through the point of view of Mildred Hayes
Tone and Mood
Sad, solemn, depressing, violent, and evil
Protagonist and Antagonist
Mildred (Protagonist) vs. A number of different antagonists (including Officer Dixon)
Major Conflict
Mildred's attempt to bring her daughters killer to justice while taking the Ebbing Police Department to task for their ineptitude
Climax
When Mildred firebombs the police station
Foreshadowing
Dixon's transformation from a racist, violent police officer to a decent overall man is foreshadowed in his conversations with Police Chief Willoughby
Understatement
Dixon's racism is understated throughout much of the film
Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques
N/A
Allusions
To these films: Seven Psychopaths, In Bruges, Don't Look Now, Six Shooter, Fargo, and Natural Born Killers.
Also, to current events, religion, McDonagh's plays, mythology, and other popular culture.
Paradox
Mildred puts her billboards up in an area which very few people pass by, but she hopes to gain a lot of attention for her cause.
Parallelism
N/A
