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Released 11 years ago.
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Les Cowboys
2015 1h 54m FR
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★6.4TMDB · 139
DramaThrillerWestern
Synopsis
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Drama about a father and son who set out to find their missing daughter/sister with the help of an American headhunter.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
François Damiens
Alain Balland
Finnegan Oldfield
Georges Balland, aka 'Kid'
Agathe Dronne
Nicole Balland
Iliana Zabeth
Kelly Balland / Aafia Khalid
Maxim Driesen
Georges Balland, aka 'Kid', at 13
Mounir Margoum
Ahmed, the Islamist
Ellora Torchia
Shazhana, Ahmed's wife
Djemel Barek
Ahmed's father
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Thomas Bidegain
- Writers
- Noé Debré, Thomas Bidegain
- Languages
- French, Urdu, English
- Countries
- France
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Urdu, English.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Thomas Bidegain, shot by Arnaud Potier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Raphaël. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Géraldine Mangenot shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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François Damiens and Finnegan Oldfield and Agathe Dronne carry the top of the cast.
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IMDB entry: tt4228294 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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The take
Thomas Bidegain directs. Arnaud Potier behind the camera. Raphaël scores. Géraldine Mangenot cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, Urdu, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 11 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, Urdu, English.
- 3Directed by Thomas Bidegain, shot by Arnaud Potier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Raphaël. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Géraldine Mangenot shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6François Damiens and Finnegan Oldfield and Agathe Dronne carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt4228294 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Arnaud Potier
- Original score
- Raphaël
- Editing
- Géraldine Mangenot
- Production design
- François Emmanuelli
- Costume design
- Nidhi Gambhir
- Makeup / hair
- Kaatje Van Damme
- Runtime
- 114 min · 1h 54m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
Also by
Thomas Bidegain
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
La Fabrique de Films
FR
Key crew
- Costume DesignNidhi Gambhir
- Costume DesignDivvya Gambhir
- Key Makeup ArtistKaatje Van Damme
- Sound EngineerThibault Arnold
- Co-ProducerLuc Dardenne
- Co-ProducerJean-Pierre Dardenne
- ProducerAlain Attal
- CastingEva Cools
- CastingStéphane Batut
- Set DecorationThierry Rouxel
- Art DirectionOlivier Seiler
- Original ConceptThomas Bidegain
- Original ConceptLaurent Abitbol
- Executive ProducerXavier Amblard
- Costume DesignEmmanuelle Youchnovski
- Production DesignFrançois Emmanuelli
- Art DirectionMerijn Sep
- EditorGéraldine Mangenot
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- 9/11
- missing daughter
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2015-10-01· New York Film Festival
- Theatrical2016-06-24
Also known as
International titles
- Mi hija, mi hermanaES
- Les CowboysUS
- Szukając KellyPL
- Min dotter, min systerSE
- CowboyokHU
- КовбоиRU
- Os CowboysBR
