The Cowboys

2015, Drama, 1h 55m

47 Reviews 250+ Ratings

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Les Cowboys pays absorbing homage to John Ford's The Searchers while staking its own claim as a thoughtful and narratively distinctive modern Western. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

A father searches for his missing daughter with his son.
  • Rating:
    R (A Scene of Drug Use|A Brief Violent Image)
  • Genre:
    Drama
  • Original Language:
    French (France)
  • Director:
    Thomas Bidegain
  • Producer:
    Alain Attal
  • Writer:
    Noé Debré
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $73.7K
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    Cohen Media Group

Cast & Crew

François Damiens
Alain
Finnegan Oldfield
Kid
Antonia Campbell-Hughes
Emma
Dani Sanchez-Lopez
European
Ellora Torchia
Shazhana
Antoine Chappey
Thomas Bidegain
Director
Noé Debré
Writer
Alain Attal
Producer
Déborah Benattar
Executive Producer
Moritz Reich
Original Music
Arnaud Potier
Cinematography
Géraldine Mangenot
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