An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.
Acting
Renner's quiet devastation — his best performance, full stop.
Cinematography
Snow as character: beautiful, suffocating, witness to everything.
Writing
Sheridan's script respects silence more than most directors respect dialogue.
Director
Taylor Sheridan
Jeremy Renner
Cory Lambert
Elizabeth Olsen
Jane Banner
Gil Birmingham
Martin Hanson
Graham Greene
Ben
Jon Bernthal
Matt Rayburn
Kelsey Asbille
Natalie Hanson
Teo Briones
Casey Lambert
Tantoo Cardinal
Alice Crowheart
Matthew Del Negro
Dillon
Hugh Dillon
Curtis
Julia Jones
Wilma Lambert
James Jordan
Pete Mickens
Eric Lange
Dr. Whitehurst
Martin Sensmeier
Chip Hanson
Apesanahkwat
Dan Crowheart
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sheridan wrote this after noticing reservation crime data gaps — the film directly inspired actual legislation addressing jurisdiction failures in Native American territory.
The snowmobile chase was shot at -20°F; crew members got frostbite. That visible breath you see? Genuine hypothermia weather, no effects needed.
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