Western (Valeska Grisebach, 2017)

In a modern reimagining of the Hollywood genre, Western tells the story of German construction worker Meinhard (Meinhard Neumann) who takes a job on a Bulgarian jobsite with a ragtag crew of fellow expats. The would-be settlers soon find themselves in tension with the locals and Meinhard must decide, like the frontiersmen of old, where his loyalties lie. Also produced by Maren Ade (Toni Erdmann), Western screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. Free and open to the public. Directions and map available at http://www.eckerd.edu/directions