Movie Profile: WIND RIVER
| Attribute | Details |
| Title | Wind River |
| Country | United States |
| Release Date | August 4, 2017 (United States) |
| Director & Writer | Taylor Sheridan |
| Producers | Basil Iwanyk, Peter Berg, Matthew George, Wayne Rogers, Elizabeth A. Bell |
| Genre | Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Runtime | 107 minutes |
| Box Office | $44.2 million (Budget: $11 million) |
| Distributor | The Weinstein Company / Lionsgate |
| Lead Cast |
• Jeremy Renner (Cory Lambert) • Elizabeth Olsen (Jane Banner) • Graham Greene (Ben Shoyo) • Kelsey Asbille (Natalie Hanson) • Gil Birmingham (Martin Hanson) • Jon Bernthal (Matt Rayburn) • Julia Jones (Wilma Lambert) |
| Accolades & Honors |
• Cannes Film Festival (2017): Won Un Certain Regard – Best Director (Taylor Sheridan) • National Board of Review: Named one of the Top Ten Independent Films of 2017 |
Trailer
Plot Overview
On the snow-bound Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service tracker Cory Lambert (Jeremy Renner) discovers the frozen body of 18-year-old Natalie Hanson (Kelsey Asbille). Natalie died from pulmonary hemorrhage after inhaling subzero air while running barefoot across miles of snow.
The FBI sends rookie agent Jane Banner (Elizabeth Olsen) to lead the investigation. Unprepared for the brutal winter conditions and complex jurisdictional barriers between tribal law enforcement and federal authorities, Jane enlists Cory’s tracking expertise. Cory agrees to help, driven by unresolved grief over his own daughter’s unsolved death years earlier.
As Cory and Jane follow the clues, their investigation leads them to a secluded oil drilling site, uncovering a dark trail of sexual violence, isolation-driven cabin fever, and systemic injustice.
