Stillwater Apr 2026

On the surface, Bill is polite, religious, and hard-working. However, beneath this "still" exterior is a history of trauma, including his wife’s suicide and his own police record, which informs his desperate, often reckless actions.

The film’s protagonist, Bill Baker, is an unemployed oil-rig worker from Oklahoma who travels to Marseille to free his daughter from prison. Stillwater

Bill represents a specific brand of American bravado—he is in France to problem-solve, not to learn. His refusal to engage with the nuances of French culture or the dynamics of the local Arab community leads to a series of moral and tactical failures. On the surface, Bill is polite, religious, and hard-working