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This beautifully shot western drama shot on location throughout New Mexico for the majority of the film. Amazing locations throughout the Santa Fe area as well as Las Vegas, New Mexico (not the Vegas, Nevada location of casinos) will transport you back in time to the harsh and beautiful 1850s Nebraska frontier. With the amazing light of wide-open spaces, you will feel the isolation and desperation of the characters as they struggle to survive on the frontier.

The Philmont Scout Ranch near Cimarron is where The Homesman was partially shot. That’s where Boy Scouts usually go to rough it, but the Homesman crew transformed that rustic terrain into gold. I noticed they shot at Georgia O’Keeffe country, Ghost Ranch included, with its ancient cliffs and timeless valleys. Every dusty road and isolated homestead felt like a giant, cinematic character. The same New Mexico landscapes I’ve taken in while on road trips across the state were transformed before my eyes and I felt chills while watching The Homesman. It was as if the vast amount of space and terrain of that state was telling its own story before the cameras even started rolling.
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