The Hi-Lo Country

The Hi-Lo Country

A woman like Mona can drive men to extremes.

1998114 min6.0 / 10

A bittersweet Western drama about two cowboys navigating friendship, desire, and the fading frontier, anchored by masculine bonds tested by romantic entanglement.

An intimate story of the enduring bond of friendship between two hard-living men, set against a sweeping backdrop: the American West, post-World War II, in its twilight. Pete and Big Boy are masters of the prairie, but ultimately face trickier terrain: the human heart.

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