At the age of 91, undisputed legend of cinema Clint Eastwood is still working both sides of the camera, and now Warner Bros. has released the trailer his latest slice of redemptive drama in the form of Cry Macho, the tale of a washed-up horse breeder who travels to the Mexican border to settle a debt with an ex-boss; check out the trailer below along with the film’s poster…
From Warner Bros. Pictures come director/producer Clint Eastwood’s uplifting and poignant drama “Cry Macho.” The film stars Eastwood as Mike Milo, a one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder who, in 1979, takes a job from an ex-boss to bring the man’s young son home from Mexico. Forced to take the backroads on their way to Texas, the unlikely pair faces an unexpectedly challenging journey, during which the world-weary horseman finds unexpected connections and his own sense of redemption.
Also starring are Eduardo Minett as the young boy, Rafo, in his feature film debut, Natalia Traven (Collateral Damage) as Marta, with Dwight Yoakam (Logan Lucky) as Mike’s former employer, Howard Polk. The cast also includes Fernanda Urrejola (Narcos: Mexico) as Leta and Horacio Garcia-Rojas (also Narcos: Mexico) as Aurelio. Oscar winner Eastwood directed from a screenplay by Nick Schenk and N. Richard Nash, based on the novel by Nash. Eastwood, Albert S. Ruddy, Tim Moore and Jessica Meier produced the film, with David M. Bernstein serving as executive producer.
Cry Macho rides into theaters and on HBO Max in the US on September 17th and in UK cinemas from November 12th.
