The film that premiered in 2021 arrives for the first time in the catalog of the streaming platform.
the legend returns (or Old Henry) is a western that premiered in 2021 and has just now reached Netflix. The film directed by potsy ponciroli and Tim Blake Nelson starring is currently ranked as the most viewed on the streaming platform.
What is The Legend Returns about?
The story is about a widowed farmer who tries to raise his teenage son in a fair and uneventful way, this in the context of Oklahoma at the beginning of the 20th century.
Henry, he quotes the Bible and works hard, keeping his head down as he tends his fields. His seemingly peaceful world is shaken the day a horse with blood on his saddle appears wandering on his land. If there is blood, there is a victim and that is not a good thing. Henry finds a man on the verge of death and takes him to his farm. The problem is that this man carries a bag full of money, he claims to be a sheriff who was injured by a gang of criminals, the alleged criminals show up at the farm claiming to be lawmen.
In this way, Henry will be trapped between several dilemmas: taking sides with one or the other, facing his son’s questions, and also facing his own past and this present where apparently no one is who they say they are.
Cast of The Legend Returns
Surely many recognize who puts himself in the shoes of Henry from other films, is played by the actor Tim Blake Nelsona luxury secondary and frequent collaborator of the coen brothers.
This time Blake Nelson is the protagonist and he undoubtedly shows that he is a seasoned actor for this type of film, a tired and affable but at the same time enigmatic face that can become very intimidating.
The cast is completed with Scott Haze, Gavin Lewis, Trace Adkins and Stephen Dorff in secondary roles at the height of the circumstances.
to see if you liked it
In short, if you like the western genre, drama mixed with thrillers and above all action with touches of john wick or the recent nobody, The legend It is a movie that you have to see.
The Legend Returns Trailer
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