Hillcoat has often worked with Nick Cave , the band Depeche Mode , and actor Guy Pearce . '' The Road '' , his adaptation of the novel by Cormac McCarthy , premiered at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival , and was released in the U.S. in November 2009 . His 2012 film , '' Lawless '' , competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival . Hillcoat 's film , '' Triple 9 '' was released in 2016 . In 2017 , he directed " Crocodile " , an episode of the anthology series '' Black Mirror ''
2012 Cannes Film Festival
2012 Cannes Film Festival
John Hillcoat