Let Him Go 🎥 2020 Movie Info

Plot Summary

In 1961 Montana, retired sheriff George Blackledge lives on a ranch with his wife Margaret, their son James, James’s wife Lorna and infant son Jimmy. One afternoon, Margaret sees James’s horse return without him. George finds James’s body by a creek; he had fallen off his horse and broken his neck. In 1963, Lorna marries her new boyfriend, Donnie Weboy; she is not in love with him but needs his support with Jimmy. One afternoon, while out shopping, Margaret sees Lorna, Donnie and Jimmy getting ice cream. When Jimmy drops his, Donnie forcefully grabs Jimmy’s arm. When Lorna steps in, Donnie strikes her.

Margaret later goes to their house to check in on them, but a neighbor reveals that they have left town. Margaret packs her bags, planning to rescue Jimmy. George reluctantly joins her. George and Margaret speak to a sheriff who mentions a lead in Forsyth, a shop owner related to the Weboys. He tells them to look in Gladstone, North Dakota. George discovers that Margaret brought his revolver with them. Outside of Gladstone, they come across Peter Dragswolf, a young Native-American. He provides them with food and warmth for the evening, and suggests that they look for Bill Weboy, Donnie’s uncle. The following morning, George and Margaret meet Bill. He speaks to Donnie’s mother Blanche, who says that she wants to meet the Blackledges.

At her house, she appears pleasant. However, when Lorna and Jimmy arrive, she starts to make rude comments toward the Blackledges and speaks sternly toward Lorna. The next day, George and Margaret visit Lorna at work. They plead with her to return home to Montana with Jimmy, but Lorna is worried what Donnie will do if she tries to leave. However, she is convinced to sneak out later while the Weboys are asleep.

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