The Rider

— A look at Brady Blackburn, a rodeo cowboy who suffered a traumatic head injury and has been ordered by the doctor not to ride again. It’s not an easy order since being a rodeo cowboy defined him and was the only thing that gave his life meaning. The film is a “quasi-documentary” since it’s acted with the real-life characters playing themselves, re-creating their story. It ends up being a very personal look at one person’s struggle to abandon the one thing he loves and accept his new life. It's incredibly well done. (Shown at True/False Film Fest 2018.)

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[2017. 105 min. Directed by Chloé Zhao.]
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/20/rider-review-bronco-rider-chloe-zhao-south-dakota-drama-documentary