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Wind River (2017)

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From IMDB:

A veteran tracker with the Fish and Wildlife Service helps to investigate the murder of a young Native American woman, and uses the case as a means of seeking redemption for an earlier act of irresponsibility which ended in tragedy.

From Netflix you can stream this 1 hour 47 minute full feature length film starring Jeremy Renner.

Although the scenery in all its wildness is breathtaking (and beautifully photographed), after watching this film I have decided that you could not pay me to step foot in central Wyoming. Perhaps I got the wrong impression.

Quite simply the story is about the brutal rape of a young American Indian woman and the murder of both her and her white American boyfriend and how this crime is avenged. When I say brutal, be warned: there is some nasty violence portrayed.

Jeremy Renner teams his persona as a tracker with that of a young urban FBI agent Jane Banner played by Elizabeth Olsen.  He is on the side of the law of the land whereas she tries to uphold the rules of the FBI. She has no clue about the wilderness, so to honor his Indian friend and father of the victim, he volunteers to help her while making it clear he follows his own rules.

Expect some ugly violence, much death, and a very fitting revenge. Not for the faint of heart.

2 thoughts on “Wind River (2017)”

  1. Bev and I saw this film and one of the young actresses is the daughter of Bev’ College friend. Though certainly violent at times, we found the landscapes beautiful and foreboding at the same time. Though perhaps clueless, the female FBI agent was perhaps symbolically important role of female strength and courage given the victimization of other women in the film. And the male lead was a latter day amalgam of Jimmy Stewart, Gary Cooper and John Wayne – sparse of words but a righteous avenger. Lots of echoes of John Ford I would say. And good that deaths of Indian life was avenged by a white make. All it lacked was Silver! High yo!

  2. Mike and Bev,

    Thanks for the carefully worded comment. I only saw it this Friday evening. Should I correct your “avenged by a white make [sic]” ?

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