The Old West was full of terrifying and conniving male figures, as explored in The Dead Don’t Hurt. Viggo Mortensen’s return to the directorial chair largely centers on Vicky Krieps’ Vivienne Le Coudy, a Franco-Canadian immigrant who falls in love with Danish immigrant, Holger Olsen, played by Mortensen, and leaves behind her life of luxury for a quiet, more humble one with him. As he heads off to take part in the Civil War, however, Vivienne finds herself under the eyes of some menacing people in their town.
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