

An outlaw is rescued from death by a nun who is traveling through the Badlands. She nurses him back to health in exchange for him guiding her to a Church in Williston. A deep friendship develops between these two unlikely people as they learn to work together to survive their dangerous journey.
Cinematography
Badlands vistas that swallow characters whole.
Acting
Bielinski and Cornwell's wordless chemistry carries everything.
Direction
Swedlund lets silence do the talking.
Director
Nickolaus Swedlund
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed entirely on location in North Dakota during brutal winter conditions; several crew members suffered frostbite.
The film quietly subverts the 'man with no name' western tradition by making the moral center a woman who refuses to carry a gun.