Two cowboys in 1960s Wyoming forge an intimate, enduring connection that complicates their lives with melancholy.
Romantic and earnest. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
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It stays inside its R, with moderate sex and nudity, and some violence.
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In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own.
No. Brace yourself.
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