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The Rider
Chinese-born writer-director Emily Zhao casts a bona fide rodeo rider and his loved ones in a detailed family portrait set in present-day South Dakota. Brady Blackburn (Brady Jandreau) is slowly recovering from a fall in the rodeo ring, which resulted in his horse collapsing on top of him. He sustained head injuries, which are healing, but the incident has dented Brady's confidence and he is nervous about getting back in the saddle despite encouragement from his buddies. He regularly visits best friend Lane (Lane Scott), who has been hospitalised after his own accident. Lane cannot move and is a shadow of the sexy young buck, who used to drive girls wild with his antics. Brady does everything he can to support Lane during his own recovery and at night, he returns home to lick his wounds in the company of his heavy-drinking father Wayne (Tim Jandreau) and sister Lilly (Lilly Jandreau).
