In 1983 Owl, North Dakota, the lives of three residents – elderly Horace, who spends his afternoons reminiscing in the local coffee shop; teenage Mitch, depressed backup quarterback star player-power-horse; and newly appointed high school English teacher Julia – along with those of the town's other residents, are upended by a historic whiteout blizzard.
Acting
Ed Harris turning coffee-shop monologues into masterclasses.
Direction
Real-life couple Linklater-Rabe capturing marital rhythm in chaos.
Production
North Dakota winter as the true antagonist.
Director
Hamish Linklater
Ed Harris
Horace Jones
Lily Rabe
Julia Rabia
August Blanco Rosenstein
Mitch Hrlicka
Vanessa Hudgens
Naomi
Jack Dylan Grazer
Eli Zebra
Arianna Jaffier
Rebecca Grooba
Finn Wittrock
Coach Laidlaw
Henry Golding
Vance Druid
Hamish Linklater
Principal Valentine
Matt Roy
Randall Harley
James Craven
Marvin
Emma Halleen
Katie Hrlicka
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Chuck Klosterman's debut novel, written while he was actual music critic for actual small-town North Dakota newspapers.
The blizzard was real: January 1984 brought 100mph winds and -50°F wind chill to North Dakota, grounding production for three days.
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