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2015 film by John Maclean

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Slow West is a 2015 English-language Western thriller film directed by John Maclean. The movie features a cast including Ben Mendelsohn, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Fassbender, and Caren Pistorius. Michael Fassbender also served as an executive producer, while Iain Canning and Emile Sherman produced the film. Jed Kurzel composed the score, and Robbie Ryan handled cinematography. The narrative is set in the 1870s and focuses on the subject of love.

The film originates from the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia, with filming locations in New Zealand and Scotland. Its narrative takes place in Scotland and Colorado. Distributed by Fandango at Home in video on demand format, the runtime is 84 minutes. The production involved companies such as Film4 Productions, BFI, New Zealand Film Commission, Cross City Films, and HanWay Films. The tagline is "Wanted Dead or Dead."

Critical assessments include a Bechdel test evaluation. Review scores include 7.5/10, 72/100, and 92%. The film received a rating of R and was nominated for the European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year. It achieved seven wins and twenty nominations in total. The budget was 2,000,000, with revenue of 1,617,522.

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Film · TMDB

6.7

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.

Released: 2015-05-1584 minDir: John MacleanWestern, Drama, Adventure, Romance, ThrillerBudget: $2.0MBox office: $1.6M

Cast

  • Michael Fassbender as Silas
  • Kodi Smit-McPhee as Jay Cavendish
  • Ben Mendelsohn as Payne
  • Caren Pistorius as Rose Ross
  • Rory McCann as John Ross
  • Eddie Campbell as Skelly

Themes

  • fire
  • bounty hunter
  • horseback riding
  • shotgun
  • horse
  • search
  • native american
  • death of father
  • rifle
  • outlaw

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Ratings

IMDb

6.9/10

49,859 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

92%

Metacritic

72/100

Year
2015
Runtime
84 min
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Romance
Rated
R
Awards
7 wins & 20 nominations total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
New Zealand
Original language
English language
Composer
Jed Kurzel
Cinematographer
Robbie Ryan
Narrative location
Colorado
Filming location
Scotland
Duration
84
FilmAffinity ID
212669
Distribution format
video on demand
Official website
slowwestmovie.com
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publication date
2015-01-24
title
Slow West
distributed by
Fandango at Home
executive producer
Michael Fassbender
set in period
1870s
review score
92%
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