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Bitterbrush(2022)

Dir. Directed by Emelie Coleman Mahdavian

In some ways, this is more of a 'revisionist Western' than some of the 70s canon... And the piano arrangement of Mache dich from the Matthew Passion hit me like a truck.

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Synopsis: In remote Idaho, Colie and Hollyn embark on a long summer season working as range riders herding cattle. We follow them closely through the immensity of the landscapes and intimate moments of friendship. Emelie Mahdavian masterfully revisits the genre of the western and invites us to rethink the challenge of nomadism from the perspective of two young women.