Strange Way of Life

Watch: Strange Way of Life

Unrated

9/30/202331m

Premiere Release (US)

Overview:

After 25 years, a former hired gun visits his old colleague, now a small-town sheriff. Their past relationship is explored, as is how they reflect on it in the present.

Director:

Pedro Almodóvar

Status:

Released

Language:

Spanish

Buget:

$800,000.00

Revenue:

$1,064,830.00

Key words:

sheriff
reunion
murder
desert
cowboy
lgbt
reunited friends
almería, spain
father son relationship
gay theme
short film

Cast

Ethan Hawke

~ as ~

Jake

Pedro Pascal

~ as ~

Silva

Jason Fernández

~ as ~

Young Jake

José Condessa

~ as ~

Young Silva

Daniel Rived

~ as ~

Sheriff Deputy

Sara Sálamo

~ as ~

Conchita

Manu Ríos

~ as ~

Singer

Pedro Casablanc

~ as ~

Carpenter

George Steane

~ as ~

Joe

Erenice Lohan

~ as ~

Clara

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Reviews (2)

Lachlan Thiele
Written 2 year(s) ago
5
EXT. STRANGE INDEED - DAY

Indeed a film worth seeing. Don't take it seriously, as at its core; it's just a lot of fun. I can see Pedro and Ethan having the time of their lives with this short. Think of this film as a more campy Brokeback, where the humour grows on you, like our protagonist's budding love. It would work as a YouTube video. The internet would go wild, especially with the current 'Daddy' love for Pascal.

FADE OUT.
CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
6
Several hundred people turned up at this one-night-only cinema screening and very, very few of us appreciated that is was only going to be half an hour long!! "Silva" (Pedro Pascal) rides half way across the desert to meet up with his old pal "Jake" (Ethan Hawke) who is the local sheriff. It's pretty clear from the get-go that there is a degree of personal baggage between the pair and that the true purpose of the visit is more than to relight old candles and have a good old reminisce... It's OK, this - nothing more. A testament to the drawing power of Almodóvar and Ethan Hawke to watch what is essentially a non-story that tells a little by way of flashback but for the most part just shows us a glimpse of something not especially interesting or unique. Looks good enough but I left a little disappointed and certainly underwhelmed.