The Rider (2017)
I wanted to watch this film to get a glimpse into a world of which I know nothing - and that was fulfilled. This slice-of-life story about a rodeo rider who has to give up riding after a serious injury, is just filled with authenticity. Which of course speaks volume about the casting decisions, which mostly consists of non-actors playing fictional portrayals of themselves.
While I know absolutely nothing about rodeo culture or life in the midwest, it was still easy to relate to the core of this story about a mans loss of identity and his struggles to find a new role in life, when everything before has been centered around this one thing that he cannot do anymore.
Rating: 3.5