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Les Cowboys

Les Cowboys

Drama · Thriller · Western · 2015

Drama about a father and son who set out to find their missing daughter/sister with the help of an American headhunter.

Movie details

Les Cowboys

2015 Drama · Thriller · Western 1h 54m

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TMDB

6.4 / 10

Community rating

Drama about a father and son who set out to find their missing daughter/sister with the help of an American headhunter.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Thomas Bidegain

Written by

Noé Debré · Thomas Bidegain

François Damiens

François Damiens

Alain Balland

Finnegan Oldfield

Finnegan Oldfield

Georges Balland, aka 'Kid'

Agathe Dronne

Agathe Dronne

Nicole Balland

Iliana Zabeth

Iliana Zabeth

Kelly Balland / Aafia Khalid

Maxim Driesen

Maxim Driesen

Georges Balland, aka 'Kid', at 13

Mounir Margoum

Mounir Margoum

Ahmed, the Islamist

Ellora Torchia

Ellora Torchia

Shazhana, Ahmed's wife

Court is in session

Put Les Cowboys on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.