The size of rhode island and delaware combined, wind. Aug 11, 2017 for all its strengths, wind river stumbles in its final act, as it struggles to balance its themes of solemn grief, macho retribution, and gender and cultural enlightenment. Actresses lie perfectly still, faces frozen in a death mask of fear, as other characters walk around them and talk over them. Aug 03, 2017 the movie opens on a breathtaking night sky and snowcapped mountains, with a young woman running over a long stretch of open land. On the whole i found wind river to be an almost well made and competent film, but that there wasnt a great deal to be able to say that id particularly recommend it. Wind river is overwritten, but has a crazypowerful ending. Wind river packs an elemental power that knocks you for a loop. Wind river takes off from the rampant violence and criminality raging through the arapaho and shoshone populations on the.
Theres a meadow in my perfect world, a female voice says. Wind river 2017 cory lambert is a wildlife officer who finds the body of an 18yearold woman on an american indian reservation in snowy wyoming. Wind river 1999 tom shell synopsis, characteristics. Wind river adds up, and skillfully, but in the end its not all that exciting. Murdered women in movies are so often just a victim or a body, as the heroic investigator tracks down their killer. Especially the use of the latter one and its embedding into the story and plot make wind river stand out. Wind river is a stark look at life on the edge of an imposing wilderness, where the rule of law is eclipsed by the laws of nature. Every boy in the county is in love with her, but she secretly loves her neighbors son, ashley wilkes. Aug 04, 2017 the story of wind river is swallowed up by outlandish plot devices. Wind river was released in 2017 on friday, august 4, 2017 in limited movie theaters. The setting is the wind river indian reservation, a vast, wintry area of land in central wyoming. Wind river grippingly portrays crimeridden indian reservations. In wind river, natalie, a young native american woman, has been found dead after a horrific sexual assault, and while the movie is a very. Here, the overstretched police force have been called to.
A curious but ultimately humane story of brutality and grief on a vast native american reserve in wyoming. Written and directed by taylor sheridan, wind river also stars gil. Wind river is a decent, if flawed, directorial effort from sheridan that showcases his strength as an actors director, more than as a writer corey lambert jeremy renner is a u. In wind river, youll be forced to watch, and youll be forced to listen. Wind rivers lambert, played by jeremy renner, is an animal tracker who shoots the coyotes and mountain lions that kill stock. Here, the overstretched police force have been called to attend a crime scene. Wind river is a gripping murder mysterythriller written and directed by taylor sheridan best original screenplay oscar nominee for hell or high water. The truth behind this years most shocking film, wind river. Wind river is a murder mystery thriller set on and around the wind river reservation in wyoming, home to the northern arapaho and eastern.
After all, as extreme and disturbing as the events depicted in wind river are, theyre not fantastical. For all its strengths, wind river stumbles in its final act, as it struggles to balance its themes of solemn grief, macho retribution, and gender and cultural enlightenment. Wind river reveals the tricky politics of feeling bad for. The fbi sends in rookie agent jane banner, but she is unprepared for the difficulties created by the oppressive weather and isolation of the wyoming winter. Wind river by michael sragow on august 3, 2017 taylor sheridan directed a cheapo horror movie in 2009 called vile, but its his success as a screenwriter that has earned him the right to strike out on his own as a writerdirector with wind river, a topical murder movie with an exorbitant ratio of corpses to characters. The story of wind river is swallowed up by outlandish plot devices. Aug 02, 2017 yes, his direction hits a few tonal bumps. The film stars jeremy renner and elizabeth olsen as a u. Wind river story, wind river hollywood movie story, plot. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. Its a vision of the new american despair not an innercity movie, but an innerwilderness movie and it could have used another twist or two. Also included on the same cd is the soundtrack to the 1981 television movie a whale for the killing, also composed by poledouris. The story of wind river is swallowed up by outlandish.
Munger research natural area of the gifford pinchot national forest in southwest washington. Fish and wildlife service tracker and an fbi agent, respectively, who try to solve a murder on the wind river indian reservation in wyoming. Wind river is easily the best movie to have premiered at the 2017 sundance film festival, and is now available on netflix. An fbi agent teams with the towns veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a native american reservation. The wind, an impressive horrorwestern hybrid, is the kind of artful genre movie that some filmgoers think simply doesnt get made anymore. Taylor sheridan directed wind river, a film about a young womans assault and murder on the wind river indian reservation. Taylor sheridan directed a cheapo horror movie in 2009 called vile, but its his success as a screenwriter that has earned him the right to strike out on his own as a writerdirector with wind river, a topical murder movie with an exorbitant ratio of corpses to characters.
The description of fly fishing and wild life in wyoming were unbelievable. Jon bernthal, jeremy renner, elizabeth olsen, martin. A veteran hunter helps an fbi agent investigate the murder of a young woman on a wyoming native american. Everything you need to know about wind river movie 2017. Be the first to watch, comment, and share trailers and movie teasersclips. The story of wind river is swallowed up by outlandish plot. With kelsey asbille, jeremy renner, julia jones, teo briones. Wind river is sheridans directorial debut, and hes still learning. I was immediately excited about how involved i became with wind river.
Wind river is a 2017 neowestern murder mystery film written and directed by taylor sheridan. Gil birmingham, jon bernthal and graham greene also star sheridan has said that he wrote the film to. After finding the body of an 18yearold woman on an american indian reservation in the frozen wilderness of wyoming, a divorced federal wildlife officer helps a less experienced fbi agent to solve the mystery of teens rape and murder. I rollerna spelar bland andra jeremy renner, elizabeth olsen, jon. Its a nuanced, welltold story of life in wyoming on and off the. Wind river movie native american women sad true story. There are two major aspects in wind river, one of which distinguishes this masterpiece from others. A moody procedural, wind river is heavy with symbolism from the startperhaps, too much so. Jul 01, 2008 a friend recommended wind river, by tom morrisey. August 11, 2017 toronto,vancouver august 18, 2017 expands august 25, 2017 expands.
He tells nprs scott simon its based on thousands of stories just like it. Follows a rookie fbi agent elizabeth olsen who teams up with a local game tracker with deep community ties and a haunted past jeremy renner to investigate the murder of a local girl on a remote native american reservation in the hopes of solving her mysterious death. A tracker investigates the murder of a native american girl in a tense thriller full of wellmeaning white people. See plot diagram summary part 1 scarlett ohara is a willful, attractive 16yearold who lives on her fathers plantation, tara, with her parents and her two sisters. Wind river gives a harrowing portrait of life, and death, on an american indian reservation and its inspired by true events. I blanked it in case you wanted to remain totally unspoiled. The wind river forest dynamics plot wfdp is a research and educational project affiliated with utah state university and the utah agricultural experiment station mcintire stennis project 1015992. Taylor sheridans wind river, with jeremy renner, is a. Read the wind river plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at. You can hear the crunch of snow and feel the bitter chill, which runs so deep that it can be deadly. But genre awareness can give us more than the dynamics baked into a movies plot. The movie opens at night in a cold, remote wyoming wilderness on the wind river indian reservation. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The wind river deal was negotiated by neil meyer repping sheridan, elizabeth bell for acacia, jonathan fuhrman on behalf of thunder road and david matlof for film 44.
In wind river, natalie, a young native american woman, has been found dead after a horrific sexual assault. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing wind river near you. From taylor sheridan, the writer of sicario and hell or high water. Us fish and wildlife service agent cory lambert discovers a body in the rugged wilderness of the wind river indian reservation. The 1854 wyoming historical drama is based on tom shells adaptation of the true life memoirs of pony express rider nick wilson. Aug 05, 2017 taylor sheridan directed wind river, a film about a young womans assault and murder on the wind river indian reservation. The movie opens on a breathtaking night sky and snowcapped mountains, with a young woman running over a long stretch of open land. When we first see jeremy renner s cory lambert, a tracker wellversed in the wyoming wilds, hes lying on his belly in the snow, camouflaged with his rifle, picking off wolves that have been preying on sheep. Sep 07, 2017 the setting is the wind river indian reservation, a vast, wintry area of land in central wyoming.
Wind river is full of vast, scrubby expanses that give way to pristine blankets of white, interrupted only by a snowmobile slashing a solitary path. Aug 04, 2017 wind river synopsis favorite theater button overview. He was being interviewed as an oscar contender for his script for hell or high water an he is talking about the themes running through that, sicario and wind river. A veteran hunter helps an fbi agent investigate the murder of a young woman on a wyoming native american reservation. Wind river is a chilling thriller that follows a rookie fbi agent elizabeth olsen who teams.
Wind river ar en amerikansk thriller fran 2017, med manus och regi av taylor sheridan. Fish and wildlife service agent and divorced parent who makes his living huntingkilling predators that prey on the animals and farmland of the wind river indian reservation in wyoming. Wind river 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Its a modestlyscaled character study about lizzy caitlin gerard, a resourceful, alienated frontierswoman wholiving in a desolate cabin in the middle of an undisclosed part of 19th century americaslowly loses her grip on reality. Natalie hanson, an 18yearold native american woman, is running barefoot through the snow while crying and looking back over her shoulder when we see the opening credits. Wind river lures viewers into a characterdriven mystery with smart writing, a strong cast, and a skillfully rendered setting that delivers the bitter chill promised by its title. In 1854 utah, year old nick wilson blake heron, bored by life on the family farm with his widowed mother karen allen, accepts an invitation to join a local shoshone tribe. Check out the new trailer starring elizabeth olsen, jeremy renner, and jon bernthal. Wind river 1 hour 43 minutes chapters special features. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including kidnap, the dark tower and detroit. The wind river reservation first made news in 2012, when it was the subject of a new york times expose.
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