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Let Him Go Movie Storyline. Following the loss of their son, retired sheriff George Blackledge (Kevin Costner) and his wife Margaret (Diane Lane) leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas, headed by matriarch Blanche Weboy. When they discover the Weboys have no intention of letting the child go, George and Margaret are left with no choice but to fight for their family.
Let Him Go is a 2020 American neo-Western thriller drama film starring Diane Lane and Kevin Costner, and written, directed, and co-produced by Thomas Bezucha, based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Larry Watson. The film follows a retired sheriff (Kevin Costner) and his wife (Diane Lane) who try to rescue their grandson from the clutches of a dangerous family living off-the-grid. It also stars Lesley Manville, Kayli Carter, and Jeffrey Donovan. Let Him Go was theatrically released in the United States on November 6, 2020, by Focus Features. The film received positive reviews and grossed over $11.6 million.
About the Story
In 1961 Montana, retired sheriff George Blackledge (Kevin Costner) and his wife Margaret (Diane Lane) live with their son James (Ryan Bruce), his wife Lorna (Kayli Carter), and their newborn grandson, Jimmy. One day while James is out riding his horse, Lorna readies a sink bath for Jimmy. While they are bathing Jimmy, the wild horse comes running back through the farm without James. George finally finds James dead alongside a creek. It is assumed that he died from being thrown from the horse, breaking his neck.
Three years later, Lorna marries Donnie Weboy (Will Brittain). While out one day, Margaret sees Donnie physically abusing both his wife and Jimmy. Margaret decides to visit Lorna and Jimmy at their new home, without knowing that Donnie has decided to leave town with Lorna and Jimmy. When she discovers that Donnie, Lorna and Jimmy have left without even saying goodbye, Margaret worries over Jimmy’s safety. She eventually convinces George that the situation is dire enough to intervene, and the two set off to find the family.
Various sources clue them into the whereabouts of the Weboy family, including a young Native American man named Peter (Booboo Stewart). Margaret and George finally locate Donnie’s uncle, Bill Weboy (Jeffrey Donovan), in Gladstone, North Dakota. Their initial meeting is cold, but Margaret refuses to be intimidated and accepts Bill’s invitation to the Weboys’ homestead for dinner. At dinner, they meet Donnie’s family, including Blanche (Lesley Manville), Donnie’s intimidating and disturbing mother. Her charms do not last long as the dinner conversation progresses and an attempt from Margaret to hold Jimmy in her arms turns sour. Not feeling welcome anymore, they leave the Weboy house.
George and Margaret meet Lorna at work the next day, and convince her to go back to Montana with them. She then plans to leave her home at midnight, and tells them to wait for her at their hotel. At 2 AM, instead of Lorna, the Weboys, having supposedly caught Lorna sneaking out, visit George and Margaret at the hotel. Margaret tries to convince Blanche by telling her about the physical abuse Donnie did to Lorna and her child, but Blanche hits Margaret and then tells Donnie to hit her even stronger. George intervenes and later pulls out his pistol but is overpowered by the Weboys and the fingers of his right hand are hacked off by them with a hatchet as a form of punishment for having threatened them with a gun.
Let Him Go (2020)
Directed by: Thomas Bezucha
Starring: Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Lesley Manville, Will Brittain, Jeffrey Donovan, Kayli Carter, Booboo Stewart, Bradley Stryker, Adam Stafford, Connor Mackay, Aidan Moreno
Screenplay by: Thomas Bezucha
Production Design by: Trevor Smith
Cinematography by: Guy Godfree
Film Editing by: Jeffrey Ford, Meg Reticker
Costume Design by: Carol Case
Set Decoration by: Amber Humphries
Art Direction by: Cathy Cowan
Music by: Michael Giacchino
MPAA Rating: R for violence.
Distributed by: Focus Features
Release Date: November 6, 2020
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