Brimstone (2016)

Directed by

Martin Koolhoven

Genre

Western film, thriller film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands, France

Runtime

2h 28m

Rated

R

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 1,283 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the late 1800s American West, a mute woman lives with her family on a remote farm. A sadistic preacher arrives who claims to know her dark past, and she must fight to protect her home and her life.

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What happens

Brimstone is a 2016 psychological Western film written and directed by Martin Koolhoven. The film stars Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce, Emilia Jones, Kit Harington, and Carice van Houten. It is a Dutch-American as well as French, German, Belgian and Swedish international production. The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival on 3 September 2016, where it caused controversy. It premiered in the Netherlands on 12 January 2017, where it was very well received, as in the rest of Europe and was released on 10 March in the United States, where it received mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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