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News of the World is a 2020 American Western film co-written and directed by Paul Greengrass, based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Paulette Jiles, and starring Tom Hanks and introducing Helena Zengel in her international film debut.
Dec 25, 2020 · News of the World: Directed by Paul Greengrass. With Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Tom Astor, Travis Johnson. A Civil War veteran agrees to deliver a girl taken by the Kiowa people years ago to her aunt and uncle against her will.
Dec 25, 2020 · Five years after the end of the Civil War, Capt. Jefferson Kyle Kidd crosses paths with a 10-year-old girl taken by the Kiowa people. Forced to return to her aunt and uncle, Kidd agrees to escort...
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Jan 15, 2021 · “News of the World” becomes a road movie of sorts for Kidd and Johanna, with new encounters across the unstable landscape. (After the end of the Civil War, Texas was not exactly the safest place in the country.)
Feb 1, 2021 · The News of the World finale gave viewers a happy ending, hope for Johanna and Kidd’s world, and the world in general. Let’s examine how the News of the World ending earned its happily...
On the border of Erath County, Kidd and Johanna are detained by militiamen led by Farley (Thomas Francis Murphy), a racist cattle baron who took over the county and had all non-white residents violently expelled. Kidd says that he is a newsreader that travels from town to town.
News of the World (2020) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Dec 24, 2020 · In “News of the World,” a modest, solid western directed by Paul Greengrass and based on the novel by Paulette Jiles, Hanks plays Captain Jefferson Kidd, a Civil War veteran eking out a post ...
Dec 11, 2020 · Paul Greengrass's sparse, raw-boned Western drama 'News of the World' starring Tom Hanks feels like something else beneath the pearl-handled pistols and prairie dust.
Join Tom Hanks in a thrilling adventure across Texas as he reads the news and protects an orphaned girl. Watch News of the World on Netflix.
