BUTCHER’S CROSSING Q&A | TIFF 2022

“The team behind BUTCHER’S CROSSING in conversation with TIFF in advance of its premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. Set in the 1870s, Gabe Polsky’s adaptation of John Williams’ literary western stars Nicolas Cage as a buffalo hunter who lures a naïve young man into an ambitious expedition in the Colorado Rockies. The 47th Toronto International Film Festival runs September 8 to 18, 2022. For more, visit . Nicolas Cage continues to surprise. Known best for his wild turns as cinema’s most volatile man, he is also capable of great depth and nuance on screen. Butcher’s Crossing reveals Cage in this rarer register, playing opposite Fred Hechinger in a beautiful adaptation of John Williams’ literary western. As a buffalo hunter who lures a naïve young man on an ambitious expedition, Cage embodies hubris in this tale of how one of America’s most awe-inspiring natural wonders was lost. Having dropped out of Harvard seeking “a stronger purpose and m