In the opening scenes of THE RUNNER the oil slick from the 2010 BP spill is seen spreading over the gulf coast, over the wild life, crippling the fishermen, the local culture, and the economy; by the end of the film, the contamination will have infiltrated the landscape,
political and personal, of the man at the center of the
fight: a New Orleans politician — Democratic Representative Colin Pryce played by Oscar winner Nicolas
Cage.