Blackthorn

2011 98 min ★ 6.6 Adventure, Action, Western

In Bolivia, Butch Cassidy (now calling himself James Blackthorn) pines for one last sight of home, an adventure that aligns him with a young robber and makes the duo a target for gangs and lawmen alike.

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Cast

Sam Shepard

James Blackthorn

Eduardo Noriega

Eduardo Apodaca

Stephen Rea

Mackinley

Magaly Solier

Yana

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Butch Cassidy

Pádraic Delaney

Sundance Kid

Dominique McElligott

Etta

Luis Bredow

Doctor

Cristian Mercado

General of the Bolivian Army

Daniel Aguirre

Ivan

Details

Director

Mateo Gil

Tagline

"No destiny"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Revenue

$987,883

Production

Audiovisual Aval SGR, Quickfire Films, Arcadia Motion Pictures, Noodles Production, Canal+ España, ONO, Ariane Mararía Films, Nix Films, Eter Pictures, Manto Films, Pegaso Producciones, TVE, Programa Ibermedia

Reviews

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John Chard

April 27, 2014

★ 8.5/10

Ain't no grave hold my body down. Blackthorn is directed by Mateo Gil and written by Miguel Barros. It stars Sam Shepard, Eduardo Noriega, Stephen Rea, Magaly Solier, Nikolaj Costsr-Waldau, Padraic Delaney and Dominique McElligott. Music is by Lucio Godoy and cinematography by Juan Ruiz Anchia. It was believed that Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid both perished at the hands of the Bolivian...

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Andres Gomez

January 26, 2016

★ 5/10

Sam Shepard performs well, the idea of the story is interesting and the photography and staging in Bolivia are breathtaking. But the performance of the story into a movie is boring and it hurts to see such a good actor as Noriega playing such a bad role. Clearly, the direction failed to make a good set of individual promises into a better mix.