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A Balasaur Score of 70 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, Metacritic 70/100. Scores higher than 77% of the 115 2020s western movies in this catalog. Streaming on Paramount+.
Synopsis
In the 1860s, fiercely independent French-Canadian Vivienne Le Coudy embarks on a journey with Danish immigrant Holger Olsen, attempting to forge a life together in the dusty town of Elk Flats, Nevada. When Holger decides to go fight for the Union in the burgeoning Civil War, Vivienne must fend for herself, which isn't easy in a town controlled by a corrupt mayor.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic70/100
221 audience votes
Key crew
- Viggo MortensenDirector
- Viggo MortensenWriter
- Viggo MortensenOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Vicky KriepsVivienne Le Coudy
- Viggo MortensenHolger Olsen
- Solly McLeodWeston Jeffries
- Garret DillahuntAlfred Jeffries
- Danny HustonRudolph Schiller
- W. Earl BrownAlan Kendall
- Shane GrahamBilly Crossley
- Rafel PlanaClaudio Garcia
- Colin MorganLewis Cartwright
- Ray McKinnonJudge Blagden
- Atlas GreenLittle Vincent
- Alex BreauxEd Wilkins
Stills
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Themes
immigrationleaving one's familysexual violenceamerican civil war1860s