‘THE HARDER THEY FALL’ NETFLIX NEW WESTERN MOVIE!
4th August 2021
THE WORLD PREMIERE OF JEYMES SAMUEL ’THE HARDER THEY FALL OPENED THE 65TH BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL!
Samuels attended along with key cast including Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, Regina King and Idris Elba, and a certain Producer Sean ‘Jay Z’ Carter.
An American Western film directed by Jeymes Samuel, who co-wrote the screenplay with Boaz Yakin. The film stars Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, Lakeith Stanfield, RJ Cyler, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, and Deon Cole. It is one of very few Westerns that has an all lead black cast. Although a fictional film, its characters are based on real cowboys, lawmen and outlaws of the 19th-century American West.
The film will debut on Netflix on November 3 following a theatrical release in UK cinemas.
The film also features an original soundtrack album produced by Samuel and executive produced by Carter.
When outlaw Nat Love (Majors) discovers that his enemy Rufus Buck (Elba) is being released from prison, he rounds up his gang to track Rufus down and seek revenge. Those riding with him in this assured, righteously new school Western includes his former love Stagecoach Mary, his right- and left-hand men — hot-tempered Bill Pickett and fast drawing Jim Beckwourth – and a surprising adversary-turned-ally. Rufus Buck has his own fearsome crew, including “Treacherous” Trudy Smith and Cherokee Bill, and they are not a group that knows how to lose.
Writer, director and producer of THE HARDER THEY FALL, Jeymes Samuel, said: “It’s a great honour that THE HARDER THEY FALL will have its World Premiere opening the 65th BFI London Film Festival. Growing up in the UK, the Festival has always been the highlight of my year and I couldn’t have imagined anything better than to have my debut film included in this year’s line-up.”
