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BBFC Ratingf-rated FilmWestern

Certificate12A
Year2017
GenreDrama
Director(s)Valeska Grisebach
LanguageGerman, Bulgarian, English
CountryGermany/Bulgaria/Austria
Running Time2HR 1MINS
Extra InfoSubtitled
SeasonMain Programme

Masculine tensions and cultural difference reach boiling point in this sizzling, brilliantly observed western from director Valeska Grisebach, where migrant German construction workers are pitched against villagers in Bulgaria.

When a group of German construction workers start work on a hydroelectric plant in the remote countryside of Bulgaria, tension brews when they immediately adopt a sense of superiority against the locals. These tensions are only worsened by former legionnaire Meinhard (Meinhard Neumann), who borrows a white horse from a local fixer...

With naturalistic performances (featuring a largely non-professional cast) and gorgeously photographed countryside, this is a memorable and satisfying update of the western and a bold look at masculinity, community and conflict.

“One of the films of the year has arrived - maybe the best of the year - a work of unmatched subtlety, complexity and artistry.” – PETER BRADSHAW, THE GUARDIAN



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