Distribution company A24 and satellite broadcaster DirecTV have acquired the US rights to Slow West, the new western thriller starring and produced by Michael Fassbender.
Directed by John Maclean, whom Fassbender previously worked with on the shorts Man on a Motorcycle and Pitch Black Heist, Slow West tells the story of Jay Cavendish (Kodi Smit-McPhee) who embarks on a quest across the American frontier to be reunited with the woman he loves.
Fassbender plays his mysterious travelling companion, Silas, and the duo are pursued by an outlaw, played by Ben Mendelsohn.
Slow West will receive its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival next year, and it is the first film to be produced by Fassbender and colleague Conor McCaughan's production company DMC Film.
