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The Rider

Dir. Chloé Zhao
104 mins | 2017 | USA

Showing Times:

• Sun 7 Oct: 1pm
• Mon 8 Oct: 10.30am
• Tue 9 Oct: 7.30pm
• Wed 10 Oct: 7.30pm

Based on true stories, South Dakota rodeo star Brady Blackburn (Brady Jandreau) awakens from a severe head injury, after a horse stamped on his skull. The doctors tell him he must give up the sport – one that is his passion but also his lifeline – for fear it may kill him. While his sister Lily is mentally disabled and his father drinks, gambles and womanises, Brady is the crutch that supports the family – but without the rodeo, he’s facing a life of misery.

Patient and un-intrusive Zhao worked closely with the cast of non-actors to bring together this very accomplished film
about what makes us human and what happens when those ingredients are taken away from you. 
 

 

Venue: Studio 74, Exeter Phoenix