didn't imagine every pub in ireland has a welcoming band just waiting to burst into a rendition of dirty old townt she is a boy. oh, god! that she feels like she's in the wrong body, like she's like an alien living in someone else's body. like that body snatchers movie. like the body snatchers movie? troy, what are you talking about? steve zahn and jillian bell star as the separated parents ofjoe, played by upcoming trans actor sasha knight. joe is being raised as a girl but identifies as a boy, something which baffles and distresses bell“s sally, who thinks zahn“s troy has been putting ideas into their child's head. meanwhile, troy, who has a bipolar condition, decides to takejoe across the wild lands of montana to canada, creating a new life for both of them. did you just fart? laughs. with a supporting cast that includes the great ann dowd, whose forthcoming film mass is already shaping up as one of my favourite films of the year, cowboys is a low—key treat, a film of great sensitivity and tact, but also a genuinely engaging drama, packed with humour and heartbreak, offering real humanist insi