Between light and shadow, a masterpiece "Motorcyclist" (also known as "Motorcycle Party", "Motorcycle Rider", "Motorcycle Gangster"), with its unique story core and visual impact, will lead the audience on a heartbeat journey across time and space. Inspired by the iconic documentary photography book "The Motorcycle Party" by renowned American photographer Danny Lyons, this blockbuster film by Jeff Nichols captures and reconstructs the real face of motorcycle clubs in the Midwest in the 1960s.
Through the eyes of club members, the film uses fictional stories to lead us through a utopia that was originally a local out-of-home, but gradually transformed into a gang of evil forces over the course of a decade, threatening the unique way of life that the club elders adhered to. Judie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy and other powerful actors play the complex emotions and twists and turns of fate of the characters vividly, as if taking us to that era full of passion and challenges.
Motorcyclist is not only a film about loyalty and betrayal, freedom and bondage, but also an artistic masterpiece with a deep understanding of humanity, friendship and the laws of survival. The stills and trailer sparked heated public debate as soon as they were announced, and Focus Pictures took it to a whole new level after taking over from 20th Century Pictures as the new distributor, successfully igniting the expectations of fans around the world.
This film, which carries a heavy historical background and humanistic care, will be released in North America on June 21, 2024, and will surely set off a wave of nostalgia and reflection. Its charm lies not only in the recreation of the social landscape of the 60s of the last century, but also in the nuanced character creation and gripping plot design, which provokes us to think deeply about the nature of life, social changes and personal choices. Let's look forward to the spiritual shock and visual feast brought by this "Motorcyclist", feel the storms in that dusty history together, and experience the shocking journey of wildness and loyalty.