PREVIEW: Cowboys (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Steve Zahn (Rescue Dawn), Jillian Bell (Brittany Runs A Marathon), Sasha Knight (film debut), Ann Dowd (Compliance), Gary Farmer (Dead Man), Chris Coy (The Front Runner), A.J. Slaght (film debut), Bob Stephenson (Seeking a Friend for the End of the World), John Beasley (The Sum of All Fears), John Reynolds (Horse Girl)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Anna Kerrigan (Five Days Gone), director, writer, producer; Gigi Graff (Catfight), Chris Parker (Palm Springs) and Dylan Sellers (Agent Cody Banks), producers; Gene Back (film debut), composer; John Wakayama Carey (Rift), cinematographer; Jarrah Gurrie (Broken Gardenias), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Troy (Zahn) takes his 11-year-old transgender son Joe (Knight) on a camping trip across the northern Rockies, against the wishes of Joe’s conservative mother Sally (Bell) who sends the local police force out to track down the pair…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Steve Zahn is at his most endearing in this emotional modern-day Western, with an equally impressive turn by young newcomer Sasha Knight who sets a new gold standard for young transgender performers.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 7TH MAY 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

RENT/BUY ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS, INCLUDING AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

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