I wish that all directors were maybe a little bit more honest about how they felt after

they watched their assemblies of their films, you know, most of them end up heading their

hands getting, oh my god, my career's over.

I'm Sean Fennesy, Editor and Chief of the Ringer, and this is the big picture, a conversation

show with some of the most interesting filmmakers in the world.

It's not often I see a movie that really devastates me.

When you see hundreds of movies a year, you can become pretty desensitized to the structure

and the tricks that filmmakers use to manipulate audiences.

But I was crushed by Leonan Pete, the newest film from writer director Andrew Hague.

It's a movie about an orphan boy played by Charlie Plummer and his horse, the titular

Pete, and their journey on foot from Oregon to Wyoming and search of a long lost family

member.

You may remember some of Hague's past work like HBO's Looking and the film's weekend

in 45 years.

He makes intimate, patient movies about deep relationships, and Leonan Pete is one of

his best.

Talk to Andrew about telling his story from a European perspective, taking your time

as a director, and capturing the beauty of the American frontier.

Here's Andrew Hague.

It's delighted to be joined today by Andrew Hague, Andrew, thank you for coming in.

It's nice to be here.

Andrew, beautiful and new film, Leonan Pete.

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