Buffalo Boys
New York Asian Film Festival 2018
June 29 - July 15, 2018
In 1860, two gun-slinging brothers return from California’s wild west to their native Java to seek justice for their father’s murder in this rollicking ride, a new take on old-school adventure.
Q&A with director Mike Wiluan
In 1860, two gun-slinging brothers return from California’s wild west to their native Java to seek justice for their father’s murder. They are soon pitted against an evil Dutch colonizer and his motley crew of corrupt minions in a desperate blood-soaked battle. This “eastern western” amps up the genre’s glorious tropes—men taming nature, street gun duels, fistfights in bars—with a distinctly Indonesian flavor. Producer-turned-director Mike Wiluan (Macabre, Headshot) delivers a rollicking ride with this new take on old-school adventure. U.S. Premiere
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