''Wild Horses'' is a 2015 American

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crime film written and directed by

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. The film stars Robert Duvall,

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and Luciana Duvall. The film was released on June 5, 2015, by

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Plot

A Texas Ranger Samantha Payne opens up a fifteen-year-old missing persons case and begins to suspect that the missing boy was murdered - and that a local rancher was involved.

Cast

as Scott Briggs *

as Ben Briggs * Joaquin Jackson as Ranger Jackson *

as KC Briggs *

as Mrs. Davis *

as Deputy Rogers * Luciana Duvall as Texas Ranger Samantha Payne * Angie Cepeda as Maria Gonzales

Release

The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 17, 2015. Shortly after the film's debut at the festival, the distribution rights were acquired by

. The film was released in a limited release and through

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on June 5, 2015.

Reception

''Wild Horses'' received negative reviews from critics. On

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, the film has a rating of 17%, based on 12 reviews, with a rating of 4.2/10. On

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, the film has a score of 44 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

References

External links

* 2015 films 2010s crime films American crime films Films directed by Robert Duvall 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{2010s-crime-film-stub