Genre: Mystery / Thriller / Western Director(s): Megan Peterson, John Douglas Sinclair Release Date: 20 March 2014 Movie rating: 5.1

In the Old West laws of survival were harsh. Of course there were policemen, or to be more precise – sheriffs. But their power was quite limited, or sometimes they also participated in criminals’ schemes. “Heathens and Thieves” tells us how some drifters, hired guns and lawmen converge at a Northern California ranch believing that its owner, a Chinese farmer, possesses tons of stolen gold. The whole story starts when two drifters hear some unbelievable rumours that one Chinese railroad worker has escaped with a lot of gold and now he stays on a remote ranch he has built in the wilds of Northern California. These desperate men don’t want to lose time and they quickly set a plan to steal that very gold for themselves. Saul is the youngest in that gang of con artists and thieves. His main goal is to win affections of Zen, the farm’s owner, and his young and beautiful wife Kun Hua. That’s why Saul shows interest in hiring as a farmhand. In the meantime his partner Bill lurks in the shadow and waits for the right moment to strike. Soon it turns out that they are not the only ones interested in the farmer’s fortune, and even worse men arrive in order to steal that gold.

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