KINOFEST: HORIZON

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FSK 12 | 181 minutes | Drama | Release: 22.08.2024 | USA 2024

New Mexico, 1861: Harbingers of the American Civil War shake the south of North America. On their westward march, white pioneers occupy the territories of the Apaches, who brutally resist the land grab. But there is also bloody chaos among the settlers. When the father of the feared Sykes brothers becomes the victim of an attack, his sons take up the relentless pursuit of the assassin - the beginning of the western saga HORIZON.

More than 30 years ago, two-time Oscar® winner Kevin Costner wrote film history with DANCING WITH THE WOLF and redefined the Western. He also remained true to the genre off screen and played the lead role in YELLOWSTONE, one of the most successful US series of recent years. In HORIZON, his first directorial work in 20 years, Kevin Costner once again takes on one of the leading roles and gathers an impressive ensemble around him: alongside Sam Worthington (AVATAR), Giovanni Ribisi (SNEAKY PETE), Danny Huston (YELLOWSTONE) and Luke Wilson (ZOMBIELAND 2), it is above all the strong female roles, including played by Sienna Miller (ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL), Jena Malone (LOVE LIES BLEEDING) and Abbey Lee (MAD MAX: FURY ROAD), with whom Costner's heartfelt project leaves all Western clichés behind and takes moviegoers on a gripping and highly emotional journey - seen through the eyes of families, friends and enemies, proud indigenous inhabitants and newcomers hoping for a better life.