directed by: Stephen Frears, year: 1998
actors: Billy Crudup, Woody Harrelson, Patricia Arquette, Penélope Cruz

The Hi-Lo Country is a Western drama film set in post-World War II New Mexico, exploring themes of friendship, love, and the changing American West. The story follows two cowboys, Pete Calder and Big Boy Matson, as they return home from war and struggle to maintain their way of life in a rapidly modernizing world. Their bond is tested when they both fall for the same woman, Mona, leading to a complex web of passion, rivalry, and betrayal. The film captures the rugged beauty of the landscape and the spirit of the rodeo culture.

Western, Drama, Rodeo, Friendship, Love Triangle