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Blackthorn

No destiny

6.6(300)20111h 38m3

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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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
$987.9K
Language
Spanish
  • robbery
  • miner
  • treachery
  • sundance kid
  • native peoples
  • butch cassidy

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Mateo Gil

Produced in

Bolivia, France, Spain, United Kingdom

Gallery

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Videos

Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereAcademy Award qualification23 Jul 2011
    • Digital / OTTVoD2 Sept 2011
    • Theatrical (limited)R7 Oct 2011
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereGlasgow Film Festival20 Feb 2012
    • Theatrical13 Apr 2012
    • Physical15DVD4 Jun 2012
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereParis Cinema Festival3 Jul 2011
    • Theatrical31 Aug 2011
    • Digital / OTTVOD31 Jan 2012
    • PhysicalDVD & Blu-Ray1 Feb 2012
    • Digital / OTT12Prime Video9 Jun 2022
  • GermanyDE

    • Physical12DVD & Blu-ray8 May 2012
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical1513 Apr 2012
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereTMilano Film Festival13 Sept 2011
  • JapanJP

    • TV25 Nov 2012
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical127 Oct 2011
  • New ZealandNZ

    • Theatrical12 Apr 2012
  • SpainES

    • PremiereLas Palmas Film Festival1 Apr 2011
    • Theatrical1 Jul 2011
  • SwedenSE

    • Physical15DVD18 Jan 2012

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Blackthorn was released on 1 July 2011.

Audience reviews

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    John Chard

    4/27/2014

    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 army in 1908. Not s…

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    Andres Gomez

    1/26/2016

    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.

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