A logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental change in early 20th-century America.
Cinematography
Magic hour logging camps that ache with loneliness.
Acting
Edgerton's face contains entire decades of unspoken sorrow.
Writing
Adapting Johnson's prose without drowning in poetry.
Director
Clint Bentley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Denis Johnson's novella was unfinished at his death; the film had to invent an ending that honors his voice.
Shot during actual logging season with real crews, capturing a dying industry while it still breathes.
US
