Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones star in “Train Dreams,” which is adapted from Denis Johnson’s 2011 novella. Clint Bentley, who oversaw the 2021 Sundance drama “Jockey,” directed the film and co-wrote the screenplay with Greg Kwedar.

Bentley also co-wrote the script for the turn of the 20th Century period drama with "Sing Sing" director Greg Kwedar.

Clint Bentley Screenwriters: Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar Logline: Robert Grainier is a day laborer building America's railroads at the start of the 20th century and experiences profound love, shocking defeat,

Director Clint Bentley, who co-wrote the script with Greg Kwedar, joins his collaborator for a chat about their newest film, which is set in the past yet remains "so relevant to our world."

Netflix is buying the Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones drama Train Dreams. Sources tell us that the deal was in the high teen millions. Pic is based on the 2011 Denis Johnson novella and directed by Academy Award-nominee Clint Bentley.

Clint Bentley’s latest film, "Train Dreams," is a deeply felt, must-see historical drama starring Joel Edgerton