Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood follows a turn-of-the-century oil prospector whose ambition curdles into something far darker as fortune finds him.
What is There Will Be Blood about?
Set at the dawn of the American oil business, the story tracks Daniel Plainview, a silver miner turned wildcatter who drags his young son along as he chases a fortune buried under a dusty patch of land. Word of a rich strike pulls him toward a small, God-fearing town built around a church led by a young preacher named Eli Sunday. What begins as a business arrangement between driller and townsfolk hardens into a long, personal contest between two men who each believe the other stands in his way. As wells go up and money flows in, Plainview's isolation deepens, and the film watches what wealth and suspicion do to a man who trusts almost no one, including the boy he raised.
About the cast
Daniel Day-Lewis anchors the film in the lead role, with Paul Dano playing the preacher who becomes his rival across the story. Dillon Freasier, Ciarán Hinds, and Kevin J. O'Connor round out a cast built around long, tense two-hander scenes rather than a large ensemble.
Context & significance
Released in 2007 and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, the film is a Drama built around the early oil industry in the United States. It carries a strong critical standing, reflected in a high IMDb rating, and is often discussed alongside Anderson's other character studies for its patient pacing and its focus on one man's rise. At 158 minutes, it takes its time establishing the physical grind of early drilling before narrowing in on the personal conflicts that define its back half.
Watching There Will Be Blood on Ktime
There Will Be Blood is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, so it can be watched in the language that suits you. The film streams through a free K-Time account with a Farsi-first interface built for Persian-speaking viewers, and no separate purchase or trial is required to browse the catalogue.