Overview

Trail of the Spider transposes Western genre motifs and the suppressed racial history of the American west (where one in three cowboys were black or Mexican) onto the transforming landscape of East London. Questioning and re-imagining the Western’s portrayal of the “Vanishing Frontier” , the film extends the metaphor to the material and psychological conditions of a present day city increasingly dominated by volatile financial speculations and private interests.

Cast

Floyd, Claudette Bonney, Darren Matthews, Robin Laine, John Barker, Jessica Rattigan, Graham Morris Almond, Andrew Westcott

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What is "Trail of the Spider" about?

Trail of the Spider transposes Western genre motifs and the suppressed racial history of the American west (where one in three cowboys were black or Mexican) onto the transforming landscape of East London. Questioning and re-imagining the Western’s portrayal of the “Vanishing Frontier” , the film extends the metaphor to the material and psychological conditions of a present day city increasingly dominated by volatile financial speculations and private interests.

When was "Trail of the Spider" released?

Trail of the Spider was released in 2008.

Who stars in "Trail of the Spider"?

The cast includes Floyd, Claudette Bonney, Darren Matthews, Robin Laine.

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