Crossing Europe

The Cowboys

1 hr. 55 min. | Drama | Pegi 13

On a vast prairie somewhere in eastern France, a country and western gathering is in full swing. Alain is one of the stalwarts of this community. He is dancing with his 16 year-old daughter Kelly as his wife and their young son Kid look on. But later that same day

Kelly disappears. The family is stricken. From that moment, Alain becomes obsessed with finding his daughter, even to the point of risking everything: the love of his nearest and dearest and all that he owns. He sets off and is catapulted into the big bad world, a world of upheaval and change, with his only ally in this endless search his son Kid, whose own youth he sacrifices, as he continues his relentless quest.

Thomas Bidegain

Thomas Bidegain

Thomas Bidegain is a French distributor, producer, screenwriter and, now, director, perhaps best known for his collaborative work with director Jacques Audiard on films A Prophet (2009) and Rust and Bone (2012). He received the César Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2010 for A Prophet and Best Adaptation in 2013 for Rust and Bone. He had two films at Cannes this year: another collaboration with Audiard, Dheepan, which picked up the prestigious Palme d’Or Award and rave reviews at the festival, and his own directorial debut, The Cowboys. Both films are screened at Scanorama.
Languages
French, English, Urdu
Subtitles
English, Lithuanian
Original title
Les Cowboys
Produced
2015: France

Film information

Director
Thomas Bidegain
Screenplay
Noé Debré, Thomas Bidegain
Cinematography
Arnaud Potier
Cast
François Damiens, Finnegan Oldfield, John C. Reilly, Agathe Dronne, Ellora Torchia
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