Wind River (2017), Director: Taylor Sheridan, rated R for violence, language

Nothing is harder to track than the truth.

Film ClipStarring: Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Graham Greene, Kelsey Asbille; Gil Birmingham, Julia Jones, Teo Briones, Apesanahkwat

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"The bad news is you're never gonna be the same. You'll never be whole. Not ever again." – Corey Lambert

Why watch this? This cold, grim film tensely builds, and builds, to one hell of a climax.

Plot Summary: Set on the remote Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service tracker finds the frozen body of a young Native American woman in the snow. An inexperienced FBI agent is sent to investigate the potential homicide and teams up with the tracker to navigate the difficult terrain and the local community. Together, they work to uncover the truth behind the woman's death.

Dad's Preview: This popped up on Netflix so I gave it a whirl. Man, did it slap me in the face like a frozen Wyoming snow squall! A Native American girl is killed and it's up to wildlife tracker Cory Lambert, and FBI agent Jan Banner, to find the murderer. This very intelligent and character-driven story exposes still-occurring injustices against Native Americans. Native woman, especially, go missing way too much, with not much help from the law. The brutal, yet satisfying, ending, caught me off-guard. Renner and Olsen deliver powerful performances. 


Acacia Ent., Savvy Media Holdings, Synergics Films, Thunder Road Pictures,
Film 44, The Fyzz Facility, Riverside Pictures, Voltage Pictures, Wild Bunch,
Ingenious Media, Star Thrower Ent.; The Weinstein Company

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