Slow West

Theatrical - Limited 2015-05-15

Cast Michael Fassbender Kodi Smit-McPhee Ben Mendelsohn Rory McCann Andy McPhee
Directed by John Maclean

Box Office Gross: $1,617,522

Running Time: 84 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Film4 Productions, BFI, New Zealand Film Commission, Cross City Films, HanWay Films, DMC Film, See-Saw Films

Genres: Adventure Drama Romance Thriller Western

JoBlo's Rating

8/10

Synopsis

In the Old West, a 17-year-old Scottish boy teams up with a mysterious gunman to find the woman with whom he is infatuated.

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