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Netflix releases first trailer for Jessica Chastain's country mystery 'Heartland'

Netflix released the first trailer for 'Heartland', a Shana Feste thriller starring Jessica Chastain as a former country star investigating her niece's disappearance. The film streams on 13 November.

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Image: IndieWire
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Left · 2Netflix released the first trailer for 'Heartland', a mystery thriller set in Nashville's country music world, on 6 October. Left · 2Jessica Chastain plays Misty Jones, a former country legend who comes out of seclusion to investigate the disappearance of her niece, a rising country musician. Left · 2The official logline says her search uncovers a murky side of Nashville where no one, including Misty, is who they seem.

Left · 2Shana Feste, who made 'Country Strong' and 'Run Sweetheart Run', wrote and directed the film. Left · 2The cast includes Garrett Hedlund, Ross Lynch, Paul Sparks, Jennifer Nettles, John Hawkes and Carter Faith as the niece, with Hill Harper, Norbert Leo Butz, Wynn Everett, Isabelle Kusman and David Rysdahl also listed. Left · 1The A.V. Club describes the trailer as showing Misty, nicknamed the 'Queen Of Mean', shooting out someone's windows, smashing a vehicle's window with a rock and flipping off reporters, while Lynch's character warns her, 'Stop digging, or you'll be missing right alongside her.'

Left · 1The soundtrack has original performances from cast members including Chastain, Nettles, Lynch and Faith, plus Margo Price, Carly Pearce and others; Chastain contributes her own vocals. Left · 2The film starts streaming on Netflix on Friday, 13 November, the same day the soundtrack is released on streaming services.

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Both outlets treat the story as a trailer preview. IndieWire links the role to Chastain's earlier country-music parts and Feste's past work; The A.V. Club stresses the action in the trailer and places the film among current murder mysteries.
Emphasis
IndieWire: Chastain's country-music history, the soundtrack and the cast. The A.V. Club: Misty's tough persona and trailer scenes.
Leaves out or plays down
Neither outlet cites a Netflix or filmmaker statement beyond the official logline. Only IndieWire mentions the soundtrack release date and full cast; only The A.V. Club describes specific trailer scenes.
Charged language
“Queen Of Mean”“seedy underbelly”“gun-wielding”
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“Jessica Chastain is no stranger to the world of country crooning.” — IndieWire
“There's no shortage of murder mysteries right now” — The A.V. Club

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