When a young boy in Scotland falls in love with young girl, he is prepared to travel across the world to follow her. When she travels to the United States, he follows her, and travels forever west in order to find her. In a lawless land where only the most deadly can survive, the boy, Jay Cavendish (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is forced to team up with the mysterious Silas (Michael Fassbender), and work under his mentorship as they travel west together. The only problem is, that there is a bounty on his head, and a team of people desperate to collect it.
'Slow West' is the feature directorial debut of writer/director John Maclean, which was first announced back on 19th September 2013. In October of that same year, principle photography began in New Zealand, before moving on to Scotland and later Colorado. When the film opened at the Sundance Film Festival on 24th January 2015, it was met with tremendous critical acclaim. 'Slow West' is set to open theatrically in the US on 15th may 2015, before moving to UK theatres on 26th June 2015.
Starring: Ben Mendelsohn, Michael Fassbender, Rory McCann, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alex Macqueen, Brooke Williams, Caren Pistorius, Andy McPhee, Jeffrey Thomas, Hayden Frost, Kalani Queypo, Stuart Martin, Madeleine Sami, Michael Whalley, Erroll Shand