Shout! Studios has released a trailer for The Dead Don’t Hurt, the upcoming western drama from writer-director Viggo Mortensen.
Set in the 1860s western U.S. frontier, the film stars Vicky Krieps as Vivienne Le Coudy, a fiercely independent French Canadian woman who starts a new life with Danish immigrant Holger Olsen (Mortensen) in a quiet Nevada town until the Civil War separates them and she is forced to stand up for herself in a world dominated by ruthless men. Watch the trailer below…
The Dead Don’t Hurt is a story of star-crossed lovers on the western U.S. frontier in the 1860s. Vivienne Le Coudy (Vicky Krieps) is a fiercely independent woman who embarks on a relationship with Danish immigrant Holger Olsen (Viggo Mortensen). After meeting Olsen in San Francisco, she agrees to travel with him to his home near the quiet town of Elk Flats, Nevada, where they start a life together. The outbreak of the civil war separates them when Olsen makes a fateful decision to fight for the Union. This leaves Vivienne to fend for herself in a place controlled by corrupt Mayor Rudolph Schiller (Danny Huston) and his unscrupulous business partner, powerful rancher Alfred Jeffries (Garrett Dillahunt).
Alfred’s violent, wayward son Weston (Solly McLeod) aggressively pursues Vivienne, who is determined to resist his unwanted advances. When Olsen returns from the war, he and Vivienne must confront and make peace with the person each has become. Both a tragic love story and a nuanced depiction of the conflict between revenge and forgiveness, The Dead Don’t Hurt is a portrait of a passionate woman determined to stand up for herself in an unforgiving world dominated by ruthless men.
Joining Vicky Krieps and Viggo Mortensen in the cast are Danny Huston, Garrett Dillahunt, and Solly McLeod.
The Dead Don’t Hurt arrives in cinemas on May 31st.
