20 Jan 2016
Director: John Maclean
UK, New Zealand
2015
84 min
The directorial debut of Scottish filmmaker John Maclean is a brazen and pronounced revisionist Western, pivoting around the relationship between the young lovelorn Jay Cavendish (Kodi Smit-McPhee) and grizzled bounty hunter Silas (Michael Fassbender). Travelling across a barren American frontier wasteland, the duo soon find themselves pursued by a nefarious gang of outlaws with whom Silas has a mysterious connection. With subtle humour, delicate solemnity and masterful direction, Slow West announces the arrival of a very exciting talent in Maclean.
Winner of Grand Jury Prize Sundance Film Festival 2015