You can watch a rather unusual western on stream today: This is primarily about the interpersonal tones. The relationship between the characters played by Tommy Lee Jones and Cate Blanchett is the focus of The Missing – and that makes the drama a highly entertaining film even for non-western fans.
That’s what The Missing, our western tip today, is about
Samuel Jones (Tommy Lee Jones) actually wants to return to his wife and daughter after living with an Apache tribe for many years. However, when he returns, he discovers that his wife has long since died. His now grown-up daughter Maggie (Cate Blanchett) is her completely estranged father Not surprisingly, they are very negative about it.
The unequal couple But then they have to pull themselves together in a very short time, whether they like it or not, because Maggie’s daughter Lilly (Evan Rachel Wood) has been kidnapped by a gang of criminals. The outlaws abduct her in the direction of the Mexican border. Father and daughter set out on a joint rescue mission.
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Tommy Lee Jones and Cate Blanchett in The Missing.
The Missing with Cate Blanchett and Tommy Lee Jones has everything that makes a good Western – and much more
The Missing is not just any western with a magnificent natural backdrop, grim men, horses and gunfights. No, it is primarily about the extremely strained relationship between father and daughterThere is also an outstanding score by James Horner, a pleasantly calm production and a very well-disposed acting ensemble.
Cate Blanchett plays her role splendidly and Jenna Boyd in the role of daughter Dot also knows how to inspire. The whole thing is spiced up with the appropriately dirty atmosphere and In general, a rough wind is blowing, not only in terms of the characters. This neo-western is highly recommended for fans of the genre, but also for everyone else.
Western fans are in luck: There are currently a lot of interesting neo-westerns. On the one hand, there is of course the entire Yellowstone series universe. On the other hand, we are also being served one of the biggest westerns of the entire decade in the cinema.
TV or stream: When and where is The Missing on?
You could watch the film with Cate Blanchett and Tommy Lee Jones on Thursday, August 22nd at 11:25 p.m. on ZDFneo. A repeat will then be shown early Sunday morning at 4:25 a.m.
The Western can also be bought or rented as video-on-demand at Amazon, Magenta TV or Apple TV. Unfortunately, The Missing is not currently included in a streaming subscription.
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