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Les Cowboys

Original title: Les cowboys
  • 20152015
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  • 1h 44m
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6.6/10
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Les Cowboys (2015)
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When his daughter goes missing from their prairie town east of France, Alain and his young son, Kid, head out to find her. The journey takes the men to some far-off and unsettling places in ... Read allWhen his daughter goes missing from their prairie town east of France, Alain and his young son, Kid, head out to find her. The journey takes the men to some far-off and unsettling places in what begins to feel like an endless quest.When his daughter goes missing from their prairie town east of France, Alain and his young son, Kid, head out to find her. The journey takes the men to some far-off and unsettling places in what begins to feel like an endless quest.
IMDb RATING
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2.2K
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  • Director
    • Thomas Bidegain
  • Writers
    • Noé Debré(scenario)
    • Thomas Bidegain(scenario)
    • Laurent Abitbol(original idea)
  • Stars
    • François Damiens
    • Finnegan Oldfield
    • Agathe Dronne
Top credits
  • Director
    • Thomas Bidegain
  • Writers
    • Noé Debré(scenario)
    • Thomas Bidegain(scenario)
    • Laurent Abitbol(original idea)
  • Stars
    • François Damiens
    • Finnegan Oldfield
    • Agathe Dronne
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 18User reviews
    • 58Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 10 nominations

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    Trailer 2:06
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    Thomas Bidegain in Les Cowboys (2015)
    François Damiens and Finnegan Oldfield in Les Cowboys (2015)
    John C. Reilly and Finnegan Oldfield in Les Cowboys (2015)
    François Damiens in Les Cowboys (2015)
    François Damiens and Iliana Zabeth in Les Cowboys (2015)
    Finnegan Oldfield in Les Cowboys (2015)
    Agathe Dronne, François Damiens, Iliana Zabeth, and Maxim Driesen in Les Cowboys (2015)
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    François Damiens
    François Damiens
    • Alain Balland
    Finnegan Oldfield
    Finnegan Oldfield
    • Georges Balland, dit Kid
    Agathe Dronne
    • Nicole Balland
    Ellora Torchia
    Ellora Torchia
    • Shazhana
    Antoine Chappey
    • Charles
    Maxim Driesen
    • Kid (13 ans)
    Jean-Louis Coulloc'h
    Jean-Louis Coulloc'h
    • L'Indien
    Gilles Treton
    • Sheriff
    Francis Leplay
    Francis Leplay
    • L'homme du train
    Djemel Barek
    • Le père d'Ahmed
    Mounir Margoum
    Mounir Margoum
    • Ahmed
    Leïla Saadali
    • La mère d'Ahmed
    Laure Calamy
    Laure Calamy
    • Isabelle
    Antoine Régent
    • Marc
    Iliana Zabeth
    Iliana Zabeth
    • Kelly Balland
    Antonia Campbell-Hughes
    Antonia Campbell-Hughes
    • Emma
    • (as Antonia Campbell Hughes)
    John C. Reilly
    John C. Reilly
    • L'Américain
    Sam Louwyck
    Sam Louwyck
    • Le faussaire
    • Director
      • Thomas Bidegain
    • Writers
      • Noé Debré(scenario)
      • Thomas Bidegain(scenario) (original idea)
      • Laurent Abitbol(original idea)
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    • Trivia
      François Damiens plays a character very close to the one he had a couple of years earlier, in Gare Du Nord, where he also played a character searching for his wayward daughter.
    • Goofs
      Kid watches a news report of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The reporter says that the Department of Homeland Security is in a panic because of the attack. The Department of Homeland Security did not exist on 9/11. It's creation did not take place until November 25, 2002, a little more than a year after the attacks.
    • Connections
      Remake of The Searchers (1956)
    • Soundtracks
      Tennessee Waltz
      Lyrics by Redd Stewart

      Music by Pee Wee King

      Performed by François Damiens & Caroline Attal

      (p) 2014 Les Productions du Tresor

      © 1946 Acuff Rose Music Inc, administre par Chester Music Ltd

      pour les territoires du British Commonwealth, de l'Europe continentale, Irlande et Afrique du Sud / Sony ATV Acuff Rose Music Inc.

      Avec l'autorisation d'Universal Music Vision, de Campbel Connelly France et de Sony ATV Music Publishing France. Tous droits reserves.

    User reviews18

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    Top review
    8/10
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    I loved the picture. Especially the idea of French people having American Country Western cookouts in the French countryside. Does that really happen? Or was the western thing supposed to be consistent with The Searchers, the movie people here say this movie took after? Anyways, since the movie is about people's 15 year search for a daughter/sister, I would have liked to see some scenes showing what she was like at home, or why they cherished her, beyond blood. Instead we never hear a single word from her.

    We do see the dad dancing with her, and apparently adoring her by the way he looks at her. But then the search isn't necessarily about love. When something or someone of yours goes missing or is taken, you want it back. There is pride involved.

    In the case of the brother, it may have involved his need to carry on his dad's search. Maybe he was honoring his dad, more than trying to find a sister that didn't even want to be found.

    Either way, it all wound up pointless, without spoiling anything. Perhaps that was what was so French about it. The existential conclusion.

    I think they threw in the American actor to attract American viewers. It probably worked, although I don't think this thing made money. The photography is beautiful, the performances are right on target, and the political aspect is barely touched upon.

    Perhaps the girl did what she did out of love, or the need for an identity. We will never know, because we didn't see enough about her home life. Although clearly her parents were loving and responsible people.

    The performances of the dad and brother kept me in this. I felt their anxiety and was rooting for them. The grittiness was just enough without going over the top.
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    • Release date
      • November 25, 2015 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Belgium
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Urdu
    • Also known as
      • Min dotter, min syster
    • Filming locations
      • Rhône-Alpes, France
    • Production companies
      • Trésor Films
      • Pathé
      • France 2 Cinéma
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $73,725
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,178
      • Jun 26, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,302,493
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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