Tragedy on the Mat Greig Fraser, ASC, ACS and director Bennett Miller adopt a restrained style for Foxcatcher, the dark, true story of the wrestling Schultz brothers and multimillionaire John du Pont. By Mark Dillon *|* 80 December 2014 I nspired by actual events, Foxcatcher recounts the relationship between brothers Mark and Dave Schultz - both Olympic gold-medal wrestlers - and John Eleuthère du Pont of the wealthy du Pont chemical-company clan. Du Pont's love of the sport led him to sponsor Mark ahead of the 1988 Seoul Olympics and open a training facility at his Foxcatcher Farm estate near Philadelphia. As the movie depicts, the brothers are products of a broken home, and older brother Dave (Mark Ruffalo) has adopted a fatherly role toward Mark (Channing Tatum). While Mark always relies on Dave to keep him grounded, he also resents living in his brother's shadow, and thus is more than a little flattered when du Pont (Steve Carell) calls him American Cinematographer