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The Rider

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The Rider (2018)

105 min - Drama - 28 March 2018
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Once a rising star of the rodeo circuit, and a gifted horse trainer, young cowboy Brady is warned that his riding days are over, after a horse crushed his skull at a rodeo. Back home on the Pine Ridge Reservation, with little desire or alternatives for a different way of life, Brady’s sense of inadequacy mounts as he is unable to ride or rodeo – the essentials of being a cowboy. In an attempt to regain control of his own fate, Brady undertakes a search for new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of America.

Director:  Chloé Zhao
Writers:  Chloé Zhao

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Storyline

Once a rising star of the rodeo circuit, and a gifted horse trainer, young cowboy Brady is warned that his riding days are over, after a horse crushed his skull at a rodeo. Back home on the Pine Ridge Reservation, with little desire or alternatives for a different way of life, Brady’s sense of inadequacy mounts as he is unable to ride or rodeo – the essentials of being a cowboy. In an attempt to regain control of his own fate, Brady undertakes a search for new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of America.


Collections: Chloé Zhao

Genres: Drama

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Language:  English
Release Date:  28 March 2018

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Company Credits

Production Companies:  Highwayman Films, Caviar

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 45 min

Once a rising star of the rodeo circuit, and a gifted horse trainer, young cowboy Brady is warned that his riding days are over, after a horse crushed his skull at a rodeo.

Back home on the Pine Ridge Reservation, with little desire or alternatives for a different way of life, Brady’s sense of inadequacy mounts as he is unable to ride or rodeo – the essentials of being a cowboy. In an attempt to regain control of his own fate, Brady undertakes a search for new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of America.

“A Chinese-born female filmmaker takes on one of the core myths of Americana – the cowboy. In this case, the cowboy story is based on a real one, embodied anew in the compelling acting of Brandy Jandreau, who must grapple with a rodeo accident that undercuts his very ability to be a cowboy. Instead, he must follow another American trope – travelling the country to find his identity. And the result was a moving and elegiac story, and an award for Art Cinema in the Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.” [HKIFF]