''Paradox'' is a 2018 American

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written and directed by

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, and starring

Neil Young Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, forming the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield. Since the begi ...

and his current backing band Promise of the Real. A soundtrack album, ''

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'', by Young and the band was released to coincide with the film.

Plot

A band of outlaws hide high up in the Mountains. The group pass the hours searching for treasure while they wait for the full moon to lend its magic, bring the music and make the spirits fly.

Cast

as "The Man In The Black Hat" * Lukas Nelson as "Jail Time" * Micah Nelson as "Particle Kid" * Corey McCormick as "Cookie" McCormick * Anthony LoGerfo as "Happy" * Tato Melgar as Tato *

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as "Red" *

Elliot Roberts Elliot Roberts (born Elliot Rabinowitz,Tom King, ''The Operator: David Geffen Builds, Buys, and Sells the New Hollywood'', p. 54, Broadway Books (New York 2001). February 25, 1943 – June 21, 2019)''The Guardian'' article:Lady of the Canyon ...

as "Cowboy" Elliot * Hilary Shepard as Lady * Dave Snowbear Toms as "Snowbear" * Charris Ford as "Weed"

Release

The film premiered at the 2018

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festival on March 15, 2018. It then debuted on

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worldwide on March 23, 2018.

Reception

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website

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, the film holds an approval rating of , based on reviews, and an average rating of . On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 31 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.

References

External links

* English-language musical films Netflix original films American musical films 2018 musical films Films directed by Daryl Hannah 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{musical-film-stub