A former rodeo star finds redemption as he accompanies a troubled boy on a journey through rural mexico in clint eastwood’s uplifting and poignant drama. The film stars eastwood as mike milo, a one time rodeo star and washed up horse breeder who, in 1979, takes a job from an ex boss to bring the man’s young son home from mexico. Forced to take the backroads on their way to texas, the unlikely pair faces an unexpectedly challenging journey, during which the world weary horseman finds unexpected connections and his own sense of redemption.