Strange Way of Life (2023)

Original title

Extraña forma de vida

Directed by

Pedro Almodóvar

Genre

LGBTQ-related film, Western

Country

France, Spain

Runtime

30 min

Rated

R

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 384 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two gunslingers meet again after 25 years apart. They deal with lingering feelings and unresolved history in a sparse western setting.

tendermelancholicunderstatedunspokennostalgicquietly intensereserved

What happens

Strange Way of Life (Spanish: Extraña forma de vida) is a 2023 Spanish Western drama short film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. It stars Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal as two gunslingers who reunite after 25 years. The film marks Almodóvar's second English-language effort, following The Human Voice (2020). Strange Way of Life premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2023. It was released theatrically in Spain on 26 May 2023 by BTeam Pictures. The film received generally favourable reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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