Wind River
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An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.
What critics thought
Wind River earns broad praise for Taylor Sheridan's assured direction, a strong cast, and its unflinching portrayal of life on a Native American reservation — but a meaningful gap exists between the film's good intentions and its execution. Native critics took pointed issue with the film's reliance on suffering Indigenous characters as backdrop for a white protagonist's story, a tension that sits underneath the otherwise favorable reception.
“a humanistic crime drama, though this one has more skill than excitement”
Owen Gleiberman·Variety
“[If] Wind River shares Sheridan's self-evident weaknesses, it also makes the most of his signature strengths. [...] Wind River may not blow you away, but this bitter, visceral, and almost paradoxically intense thriller knows what it takes to survive.”
David Ehrlich·IndieWire
“a thrilling, violent finale to the Hell or High Water and Sicario trilogy”
Chris Plante·The Verge
“at least in Hollywood, the Indians die. To this day, the Indians die, and not just physically, but culturally. Simpson and Sheridan are invested in making us see how America has screwed Native people, but to the point of rubbing it in our faces. Is it so terrible to live in one's own homeland? It may be hard to get out, but it certainly feels condescending for a non-Native to write as much.”
Jason Asenap·High Country News
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cast & Crew
Taylor SheridanDirector
Jeremy RennerCory Lambert
Elizabeth OlsenJane Banner
Gil BirminghamMartin Hanson
Graham GreeneBen
Jon BernthalMatt Rayburn
Kelsey AsbilleNatalie Hanson
Teo BrionesCasey Lambert
Tantoo CardinalAlice Crowheart
Matthew Del NegroDillon
Hugh DillonCurtis
Julia JonesWilma Lambert
James JordanPete Mickens
Warren EllisComposer
Nick CaveComposer
Ben RichardsonCinematographyWind River
An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.
What critics thought
Wind River earns broad praise for Taylor Sheridan's assured direction, a strong cast, and its unflinching portrayal of life on a Native American reservation — but a meaningful gap exists between the film's good intentions and its execution. Native critics took pointed issue with the film's reliance on suffering Indigenous characters as backdrop for a white protagonist's story, a tension that sits underneath the otherwise favorable reception.
“a humanistic crime drama, though this one has more skill than excitement”
Owen Gleiberman·Variety
“[If] Wind River shares Sheridan's self-evident weaknesses, it also makes the most of his signature strengths. [...] Wind River may not blow you away, but this bitter, visceral, and almost paradoxically intense thriller knows what it takes to survive.”
David Ehrlich·IndieWire
“a thrilling, violent finale to the Hell or High Water and Sicario trilogy”
Chris Plante·The Verge
“at least in Hollywood, the Indians die. To this day, the Indians die, and not just physically, but culturally. Simpson and Sheridan are invested in making us see how America has screwed Native people, but to the point of rubbing it in our faces. Is it so terrible to live in one's own homeland? It may be hard to get out, but it certainly feels condescending for a non-Native to write as much.”
Jason Asenap·High Country News
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cast & Crew
Taylor SheridanDirectorJeremy RennerCory LambertElizabeth OlsenJane BannerGil BirminghamMartin HansonGraham GreeneBenJon BernthalMatt RayburnKelsey AsbilleNatalie HansonTeo BrionesCasey LambertTantoo CardinalAlice CrowheartMatthew Del NegroDillonHugh DillonCurtisJulia JonesWilma LambertJames JordanPete MickensWarren EllisComposerNick CaveComposerBen RichardsonCinematographyStream
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