The big reveal in 'Promised Land' comes in the opening credits, when Image Nation Abu Dhabi is listed as a producer. Follow the money. The anti-fracking message that follows is an international conspiracy against the U.S. domestic natural gas industry by Hollywood and the oil-rich United Emirates. I'm only half-joking about the conspiracy part, but when a Middle Eastern company helps fund a movie that throws its natural-resource competitor under the bus you do have to wonder just a bit. Especially since the film was…
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