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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

'The Overnighters' shows dark side of North Dakota oil boom

Handout photo of Reinke is shown in this film production still photo framed by the doorway of an abandoned church, in the film "The Overnighters" in Williston By Ernest Scheyder WILLISTON N.D. (Reuters) - Desperate for a fresh start, unemployed workers from all over the world have converged on North Dakota's burgeoning oil patch, seeking six-figure salaries and the rewards of living in the fastest-growing economy in the nation. But award-winning documentary "The Overnighters," opening in New York on Friday before expanding nationally, shows the bleak side of that American Dream and the complex efforts of one man to be a Good Samaritan. "The film does show how much harder it is to survive here than people think," filmmaker Jesse Moss told Reuters. ...




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