8 /10 1 Votes
82% Rotten Tomatoes Directed by Taylor Sheridan Music by Nick Cave
Warren Ellis Initial release 4 August 2017 (USA) Screenplay Taylor Sheridan | 8.8/10 IMDb 71% Metacritic Written by Taylor Sheridan Cinematography Ben Richardson Director Taylor Sheridan Production company Thunder Road Pictures | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Elizabeth A. Bell
Peter Berg
Matthew George
Basil Iwanyk
Wayne Rogers Starring Jeremy Renner
Elizabeth Olsen
Jon Bernthal
Kelsey Chow Producers Peter Berg, Basil Iwanyk, Matthew George, Elizabeth A. Bell, Wayne Rogers Cast Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Jon Bernthal, Kelsey Chow, Gil Birmingham Similar Call Me by Your Name, Mudbound, The Discovery, Ingrid Goes West, The Big Sick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind River is a thriller directed and written by Taylor Sheridan in his directing debut. It stars Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Jon Bernthal and Kelsey Asbille.
Contents
- Jeremy renner and elizabeth olsen on wind river at sundance
- Premise
- Cast
- Production
- Release
- Reception
- References
It premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. It is scheduled to be released on August 4, 2017, by The Weinstein Company.
Jeremy renner and elizabeth olsen on wind river at sundance
Premise
US Fish and Wildlife Service agent Cory Lambert (Renner) discovers a body in the rugged wilderness of the Wind River Indian Reservation. The FBI sends in rookie agent Jane Banner (Olsen), but she's unprepared for the difficulties created by the oppressive weather and isolation of the Wyoming winter. When she employs Cory as a tracker, the two venture deep into a world ravaged by violence and the elements.
Cast
Production
In May 2015, it was announced Chris Pine and Elizabeth Olsen had joined the cast of the film, with Taylor Sheridan directing the film from a screenplay he wrote. By January 2016, Pine dropped out of the film, and was replaced with Jeremy Renner. The project began filming on March 31, 2016 in Park City, Utah, with Jon Bernthal, Graham Greene, Julia Jones and Gil Birmingham added to the cast. Kelsey Asbille joined the cast on April 26, 2016. Nick Cave and Warren Ellis composed the film's score.
Release
The Weinstein Company acquired the distribution rights on May 13, 2016 during the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. In January 2017, it was announced the company would no longer distribute the film. However, the distribution deal was later finalized. It is scheduled to be released on August 4, 2017.
Reception
Critics have described the film as "another humanistic crime drama, though this one has more skill than excitement and Wind River is a thrilling, violent finale to the Hell or High Water and Sicario trilogy" and "Coen brothers noir meets the case of the week". The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 82% approval rating with an average rating of 7.5/10 based on 22 reviews. David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film a "B": "But 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 parodically intense thriller knows what it takes to survive."