Blackthorn (2011)

Directed by

Mateo Gil

Genre

Western film

Country

Bolivia, United Kingdom, France, United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 292 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aging Butch Cassidy lives quietly in Bolivia under a false name. He sets out on one last journey across the rugged landscape.

slow-burnmelancholicreflectivegrittylonelynostalgicearthybittersweet

What happens

Blackthorn is a 2011 Western film directed by Mateo Gil and starring Sam Shepard, Eduardo Noriega, and Stephen Rea. Written by Miguel Barros, the film is a fictional account of an aged Butch Cassidy living under the assumed name James Blackthorn in a secluded village in Bolivia 20 years after his disappearance in 1908. Blackthorn was filmed on location in La Paz, Potosí, and Uyuni in Bolivia. Initially released in Spain on 1 July 2011, the film was released theatrically in the United States on 7 October 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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