<P> In the town of Ebbing , Missouri , Mildred Hayes is grieving the rape and murder of her teenage daughter , Angela , seven months earlier . Angry over the lack of progress in the investigation , Mildred rents three abandoned billboards near her home , and posts on them : `` Raped While Dying '' , `` Still No Arrests ? '' , and `` How Come , Chief Willoughby ? '' The billboards upset the townspeople , including Chief Bill Willoughby and Officer Jason Dixon , the latter being a racist and a violent alcoholic . The open secret that Willoughby suffers from terminal pancreatic cancer adds to everyone 's disapproval . Mildred and her son Robbie are harassed and threatened , but to Robbie 's chagrin , she stays firm about keeping the billboards up . </P>
<P> In the town of Ebbing , Missouri , Mildred Hayes is grieving the rape and murder of her teenage daughter , Angela , seven months earlier . Angry over the lack of progress in the investigation , Mildred rents three abandoned billboards near her home , and posts on them : `` Raped While Dying '' , `` Still No Arrests ? '' , and `` How Come , Chief Willoughby ? '' The billboards upset the townspeople , including Chief Bill Willoughby and Officer Jason Dixon , the latter being a racist and a violent alcoholic . The open secret that Willoughby suffers from terminal pancreatic cancer adds to everyone 's disapproval . Mildred and her son Robbie are harassed and threatened , but to Robbie 's chagrin , she stays firm about keeping the billboards up . </P>
where does the movie three billboards take place
where does the movie three billboards take place
Ebbing , Missouri
Ebbing , Missouri