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Hostiles

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Hostiles

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Summary

In 1892, an Army captain is ordered to escort a dying Native American chief back to his homeland. Western drama, starring Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike and Wes Studi

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Brian Pendreigh

Director Scott Cooper (Crazy Horse, Out of the Furnace) brings fresh life to the timeworn storyline of white man and native American burying the hatchet (in this case in the skull of common enemies) and gaining new respect for each other. Though the film opens with the slaughter of a settler family by Comanches, followed by the capture and torment of an Apache by US soldiers, the Indian Wars are nearing an end. Hence why veteran army captain Joseph Blocker (Christian Bale) is ordered to ensure the safety of a terminally ill Cheyenne chief (Wes Studi) - a man who killed many of Blocker's friends - on his journey from captivity in New Mexico across an imposing landscape to his home in Montana. Accompanied by Rosamund Pike's survivor of that initial Comanche attack, the little band of soldiers and Cheyenne face danger from every stranger, white or otherwise. Gunfights are messy and potentially deadly for everyone in the vicinity, and are far removed from classic western stand-offs. Indeed, Hostiles shares with The Outlaw Josey Wales themes of reconciliation and redemption, and builds to a powerful climax with a coda that both echoes and challenges the iconic final scene from John Ford's 1956 masterpiece, The Searchers.

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Cast

rolenameCaptain Joseph BlockerChristian BaleRosalee QuaidRosamund PikeChief Yellow HawkWes StudiLt Rudy KidderJesse PlemonsBlack HawkAdam BeachMaster Sgt Thomas MetzRory CochraneLt Col Ross McCowanPeter MullanCyrus LoundeScott WilsonCorp Tommy ThomasPaul Anderson (2)Pvt Philippe DejardinTimothée ChalametSgt Philip WillsBen Foster (1)Elk WomanQ'Orianka KilcherCorp Henry WoodsonJonathan MajorsCol Abraham BiggsStephen LangMinnie McCowanRobyn MalcolmBuffalo ManDavid Midthunder

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rolenameDirectorScott Cooper

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Theatrical distributor

Entertainment

Released on

2018-01-05

Languages

English | French

Guidance

Violence, swearing

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DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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