Slow West

Michael Fassbender and Kodi Smit-McPhee star in this Western from writer/director John Maclean, who makes his feature debut. Set in the late 1800s, the story follows 16-year-old Jay Cavendish (Smit-McPhee) as he goes on a journey from Scotland to America, traveling across the Wild West in an attempt to find his sweetheart Rose Ross (Caren Pistorius), who was forced to leave the country with her father John (Rory McCann) following an accident. Jay meets the mysterious Silas Selleck (Fassbender) along the way and the two team up as they face the harsh environment and a band of bounty hunters.