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'''''Wind River''''' is a 2017 ] ] written and directed by ]. It is the third film by Sheridan on the modern American West. The film stars ] and ] as a ] ] and an ] agent, respectively, who try to solve a murder on the ] in ]. ], ], and ] also star.


Sheridan has said that he wrote the film to raise awareness of the issue of ], both on and off reservations.
'''''Wind River''''' is a 2017 ] ] film written and directed by ]. The film stars ] and ] as a ] ] and an ] agent, respectively, who try to solve a murder on the ] in ]. ], ] and ] also star. According to Sheridan, the opening "inspired by true events" card<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/in-wind-river-jeremy-renner-plays-a-game-tracker-solving-a-murder/2017/08/10/a980e8e6-7c3c-11e7-9d08-b79f191668ed_story.html |title=In ‘Wind River,’ Jeremy Renner plays a game tracker solving a murder. |last=Hornaday |first=Ann |date=August 10, 2017 |work=] |access-date=September 24, 2017}}</ref> was a reference to the "thousands of actual stories just like it" involving sexual assault of women on reservations, his primary motivation for writing the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/08/05/541774348/investigating-a-murder-in-wind-river|title=Movie Interviews: Investigating A Murder In 'Wind River'|date=August 5, 2017|publisher=]|access-date=September 24, 2017}}</ref>


''Wind River'' premiered at the ] and was released in the United States on August 4, 2017. The film received positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing $46 million against an $11 million budget. While theatrically released by ], in October 2017, following the ], the film's distribution rights for home media were acquired by ], with Weinstein's credits and logo being omitted on home media and streaming services, which caused TWC to lose distribution rights. ''Wind River'' premiered at the ] and was released in the United States on August 4, 2017. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing $45 million against an $11 million budget. It was theatrically released by ] (TWC), but in October 2017, following the reporting of ], the film's distribution rights for home media were acquired by ].


== Plot == == Plot ==
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During a winter season in ] in ], expert tracker and ] agent Cory Lambert discovers the frozen body of 18-year-old Natalie Hanson. He finds her barefoot, without proper winter attire, miles from any building and with a blood-stained groin. FBI special agent Jane Banner arrives to investigate a possible ]. The next day, Jane learns from Natalie's father, Martin, that his daughter had been dating a new boyfriend, but he does not know the man's name or whereabouts. During the winter on the ], U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Agent Cory Lambert discovers the frozen body of 18-year-old Natalie Hanson of the ] tribe. FBI Special Agent Jane Banner arrives to investigate the possible ]. Banner learns from Natalie's father, Martin, that his daughter was dating a new boyfriend whose name he does not know.


The autopsy shows blunt trauma and sexual violence, but confirms Cory's deduction that the girl died from exposure, specifically ] caused by rapid inhalation of sub-zero air. Because the cold temperature is directly responsible for her death, and not her attackers, the medical examiner determines he can't classify the death as a homicide. Jane reveals the FBI will defer any official non-homicide to the ], and recall her to her post in Las Vegas. As only six BIA officers protect a reservation covering thousands of square miles, this means the case will likely go unsolved. Natalie's ] shows signs of ] and ] and confirms Lambert's deduction that Natalie died from ] caused by inhaling ]. The ] refuses to classify the death as a homicide, so Banner cannot get additional help from her supervisors.


Lambert is informed by Natalie's brother Chip that Natalie's boyfriend is Matt Rayburn, a ] at a nearby oil-drilling site. Lambert and Banner soon find Matt's naked, mutilated body in the snow. Lambert reveals to Banner that his 16-year-old daughter Emily died in a similar manner to Natalie three years earlier, and the case remains unsolved.
Local BIA Police Chief Ben Shoyo reveals Martin's estranged son, Chip, is living with a gang of Indian drug addicts who likely have some information in the case. Ben, Cory and Jane go to the addicts' residence and question an Indian man who answers the door, clearly high on drugs and known to Ben for past criminality. The situation escalates and the man ambushes Ben and Jane with a can of mace, incapacitating Ben. Jane recovers enough to storm the house and kill the man. Cory intercepts Chip and another addict as they attempt to flee the house. Chip is questioned on suspicion of involvement in his sister’s death, but in fact he is devastated to learn of it from the investigators. However, he later tells Cory that Natalie's boyfriend is called Matt and where he works. Soon after, Matt's body is found in the wilderness.


Banner, ] Chief Ben Shoyo, and other law enforcement officers visit the drilling site, where Curtis, the security supervisor, and several security guards meet them. They claim Matt left a few days prior, following an argument with Natalie. One guard mentions they heard about Natalie's body being found, and Banner states that Natalie's name has not been released to the public. The guards claim they learned it by monitoring a ]. One of Banner's team notices the guards slowly surrounding them and draws his weapon. The confrontation quickly escalates into an armed standoff, which Banner defuses.
Ben, Jane and local sheriff's deputies go to the oil rig where Matt worked security, and it becomes obvious the other security agents there have something to hide. Cory continues his hunt for the mountain lion preying on area ranchers' livestock, during which he'd originally found Natalie's body. He finds the mountain lion and her cubs, but also clear signs the security agents used their ] to carry human remains to the lions' den for disposal. At the same time, the behavior of the security agents causes the deputies to suspect an ambush, and a standoff ensues. Jane manages to convince everyone to stand down. They proceed to the trailer where Pete, the security agent who last interacted with Matt, is reportedly sleeping. In fact, Pete and a fellow are heavily armed there, waiting in ambush.


In a ], Matt's drunken colleagues barge into his trailer while he is in bed with Natalie. Matt is provoked to violence, and the other guards continue the attack while one guard, Pete, rapes Natalie. Matt is beaten to death, but his attempt to fight back allows Natalie to try to escape by running cross-country to the mobile home where her brother lives.
A ] sequence reveals Natalie visited Matt at the oil rig a few days before to have sex. As she and Matt cuddle in bed, the other agents return to the rig, though Matt had believed they would spend the night drinking at a nearby town. Indeed, the agents are all violently drunk, and intrude into Matt's bedroom. Matt eventually hits the most aggressive agent, Pete, and kicks him out of the room, only to be ambushed by the whole team moments later — implying the agents have, in their isolation and boredom, become a murderous gang. The team knock Matt and Natalie out, before taking turns raping her. Matt recovers and attacks the team, allowing Natalie to escape while the fiends beat Matt to death. After running barefoot for six miles, she succumbs to the cold.


In the present, Lambert traces the tracks from where Matt's corpse was found back to the drilling camp. As Banner and the others approach Pete's trailer, Lambert radios a warning to Shoyo. Pete responds to a veiled warning from Curtis by firing a shotgun through the door, wounding Banner. A gunfight ensues, and Shoyo and the other officers are killed. As the remaining guards prepare to execute Banner, Lambert kills four with his rifle. A wounded Pete flees on foot, but Lambert apprehends him.
The film returns to the present, revealing the deputies' fears to be justified. The leader of the gang lures Jane to be shot through the door of the trailer where the agents killed Matt, while his fellows kill Ben and the deputies in an intense exchange of fire that also kills some security agents. Jane is saved by her bulletproof vest. One of the surviving agents readies to finish her off, before Cory arrives just in time, gunning him down from afar and all but one gang member, Pete, who flees on foot. Cory, who lost his own daughter years before to violence, tracks him down and knocks him out. Cory takes Pete to ], where he pressures him to confess to rape and murder in exchange for "freedom." He then cuts Pete loose without shoes or winter gear, knowing he will suffer the same fate as Natalie.


Cory visits Jane in the hospital and praises her toughness. He later visits Martin, finding him sitting outside his house wearing his "death face" paint. Cory tells Martin that the case is closed and that the man responsible for Natalie's death went out "with a whimper." They share grief over their daughters' deaths. At ], Lambert forces Pete to confess before offering him the same chance Natalie had: try to stay alive by running to a distant road barefoot and wearing lightweight clothing. Pete runs but quickly succumbs as his lungs give out from the frigid air. Lambert visits Banner in the hospital and praises her toughness. He visits with Martin and they share grief over the deaths of their daughters.


A title card states that missing-persons statistics are kept for every demographic group except for Native American women, whose numbers remain unknown. A ] states that missing persons statistics are kept for every demographic group except ], whose numbers remain unknown.


== Cast == == Cast ==
{{cast list|
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* ] as Cory Lambert
* ] as Cory Lambert, U.S. Fish and Wildlife service agent. He discovers the frozen body of Natalie Hanson. FBI special agent Jane Banner recruits him to help her solve the case. He uses the case as redemption for his daughter Emily, who died in the wilderness, similar to Natalie's death.
* ] as Jane Banner, FBI special agent. She recruits Cory as her tracker to help her solve the case. * ] as Jane Banner
* ] as Ben Shoyo, Tribal Police chief. He assists Jane and Cory to solve the possible murder of Natalie Hanson. * ] as Ben Shoyo
* ] as Natalie Hanson, Martin and Annie's daughter and Chip's sister. She was best friends with Cory's late daughter, Emily. * ] as Natalie Hanson
* ] as Martin Hanson, Annie's husband and Chip and Natalie's father. He is also Cory's close friend. * ] as Martin Hanson
* ] as Wilma Lambert, Cory's ex-wife and Casey's mother. * ] as Wilma Lambert
* ] as Chip Hanson, Martin and Annie's son and Natalie's brother. He is also a drug addict. * ] as Chip Hanson
* Althea Sam as Annie Hanson, Martin's wife and Chip and Natalie's mother. * Althea Sam as Annie Hanson
* Teo Briones as Casey Lambert, Cory and Wilma's son. * Teo Briones as Casey Lambert
* ] as Dan Crowheart, Wilma's father. * ] as Dan Crowheart
* ] as Alice Crowheart, Wilma's mother. * ] as Alice Crowheart
* ] as Matt Rayburn, Natalie's boyfriend. * ] as Matt Rayburn
* ] as Pete Mickens, Matt's co-worker. * ] as Pete Mickens
* ] as Curtis, Matt's superior. * ] as Curtis
* ] as Dillon, Matt's co-worker. * ] as Dillon
* Austin Grant as Carl. * ] as Tim
* Austin Grant as Carl
* ] as Evan, police deputy.
* ] as Dr. Whitehurst, medical examiner. * ] as Evan
* ] as Dr. Randy Whitehurst
* Tyler Laracca as Frank Walker, Chip's friend and a drug dealer. * Tyler Laracca as Frank Walker
* Gerald Tokala Clifford as Sam Littlefeather, Chip's friend and a drug dealer. * Gerald Tokala Clifford as Sam Littlefeather
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==Production==
According to Sheridan, he was inspired to write this film because he learned about the "thousands of actual stories just like it," referring to the high number of ].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/in-wind-river-jeremy-renner-plays-a-game-tracker-solving-a-murder/2017/08/10/a980e8e6-7c3c-11e7-9d08-b79f191668ed_story.html |title=In 'Wind River,' Jeremy Renner plays a game tracker solving a murder. |last=Hornaday |first=Ann |date=August 10, 2017 |newspaper=] |access-date=September 24, 2017 |archive-date=September 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925132626/https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/in-wind-river-jeremy-renner-plays-a-game-tracker-solving-a-murder/2017/08/10/a980e8e6-7c3c-11e7-9d08-b79f191668ed_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He wrote and directed the movie to make more people aware of this problem.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/08/05/541774348/investigating-a-murder-in-wind-river|work=Weekend Edition Saturday|first=Scott|last=Simon|title=Movie Interviews: Investigating A Murder In 'Wind River'|date=August 5, 2017|publisher=]|access-date=September 24, 2017|archive-date=September 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925132121/http://www.npr.org/2017/08/05/541774348/investigating-a-murder-in-wind-river|url-status=live}}</ref>

The film is the third installment of Taylor Sheridan's trilogy of "the modern-day American frontier", the first being '']'' in 2015, and '']'' the next year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/06/sicario-day-of-the-soldado-benicio-del-toro-stefano-sollima-taylor-sheridan-sequel-1201976155/|title='Sicario: Day of the Soldado': Benicio Del Toro Says It's Better Than The Doors' First Album|website=]|first=Anne|last=Thompson|date=June 21, 2018|access-date=August 30, 2018|archive-date=August 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830074121/https://www.indiewire.com/2018/06/sicario-day-of-the-soldado-benicio-del-toro-stefano-sollima-taylor-sheridan-sequel-1201976155/|url-status=live}}</ref> ] on the film began on March 12, 2016, in ] and lasted until April 25, 2016.<ref name=2017FFS>{{Cite journal|last=McDonald|first=Adrian|date=August 2018|title=2017 Feature Film Study|url=https://www.filmla.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2017_film_study_v3-WEB.pdf|publisher=Film L.A.|page=24|access-date=August 9, 2018|journal=|archive-date=August 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809153120/https://www.filmla.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2017_film_study_v3-WEB.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Release== ==Release==
] acquired the distribution rights on May 13, 2016, during the 2016 ].<ref>{{citenews|title=Cannes: Weinstein Co. Nabs Jeremy Renner Drama 'Wind River'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/weinstein-nabs-jeremy-renner-drama-894008|work=]|date=May 14, 2016}}</ref> In January 2017, it was announced that the company would no longer distribute the film,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/weinstein-company-not-releasing-jeremy-renner-movie-wind-river-sundance-2017-962558|title=Sundance: Weinstein Company to No Longer Distribute Jeremy Renner's 'Wind River' (Exclusive)|website=]|first=Tatiana|last=Siegel|date=January 9, 2017|accessdate=January 9, 2017}}</ref> but the distribution deal was later finalized.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2017/01/sundance-2017-independents-acquisitions-sales-1201774067/|title=2017’s Sundance Sales Are In Overdrive: Here’s Why, Plus See Our Full Deal Scorecard|publisher=]|first=Anne|last=Thompson|date=January 27, 2017|accessdate=January 27, 2017}}</ref> It had a limited release on August 4, 2017, before going wide on August 18.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2017/03/mary-magdalene-release-date-current-war-wind-river-premieres-1202046002/|title=‘Mary Magdalene’, ‘Current War’ & ‘Wind River’ Get 2017 Release Dates From Weinstein|publisher=]|first=Patrick|last=Hipes|date=March 17, 2017|accessdate=March 17, 2017}}</ref> ] acquired the distribution rights on May 13, 2016, during the 2016 ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Cannes: Weinstein Co. Nabs Jeremy Renner Drama 'Wind River'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/weinstein-nabs-jeremy-renner-drama-894008|work=]|publisher=]|access-date=August 24, 2018|date=May 14, 2016|first=Tatiana|last=Siegel|archive-date=November 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124130914/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/weinstein-nabs-jeremy-renner-drama-894008|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2017, it was announced that the company would no longer distribute the film,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/weinstein-company-not-releasing-jeremy-renner-movie-wind-river-sundance-2017-962558|title=Sundance: Weinstein Company to No Longer Distribute Jeremy Renner's 'Wind River' (Exclusive)|website=]|publisher=]|first=Tatiana|last=Siegel|date=January 9, 2017|access-date=January 9, 2017|archive-date=January 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110080850/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/weinstein-company-not-releasing-jeremy-renner-movie-wind-river-sundance-2017-962558|url-status=live}}</ref> but the distribution deal was later finalized.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/01/sundance-2017-independents-acquisitions-sales-1201774067/|title=2017's Sundance Sales Are In Overdrive: Here's Why, Plus See Our Full Deal Scorecard|work=]|publisher=]|first=Anne|last=Thompson|date=January 27, 2017|access-date=January 27, 2017|archive-date=January 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170127211700/http://www.indiewire.com/2017/01/sundance-2017-independents-acquisitions-sales-1201774067/|url-status=live}}</ref> It had a limited release on August 4, 2017, before going wide on August 18.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/03/mary-magdalene-release-date-current-war-wind-river-premieres-1202046002/|title='Mary Magdalene', 'Current War' & 'Wind River' Get 2017 Release Dates From Weinstein|work=]|publisher=]|first=Patrick|last=Hipes|date=March 17, 2017|access-date=March 17, 2017|archive-date=February 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223061507/http://deadline.com/2017/03/mary-magdalene-release-date-current-war-wind-river-premieres-1202046002/|url-status=live}}</ref>


In October 2017, it was announced the film would be distributed on home media and streaming services through ] with the Weinstein Company name and logo omitted from the credits, trailer and packaging, because of the ]. As a result, The Weinstein Company finally stopped distributing the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2017/10/wind-river-strips-weinstein-company-name-oscar-campaign-tunica-biloxi-tribe-financiers-taylor-sheridan-jeremy-renner-elizabeth-olsen-harvey-weinstein-1202194393/|title=Weinstein Name Stripped From ‘Wind River’; Tunica-Biloxi Tribe Financiers To Pay For Oscar Campaign|publisher=]|first=Mike|last=Fleming Jr.|date=October 25, 2017|accessdate=October 25, 2017}}</ref> All money Weinstein would have made was donated to charity.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vulture.com/2017/11/how-taylor-sheridan-scrubbed-weinstein-co-from-wind-river.html|title=Taylor Sheridan Got Weinstein Company Scrubbed From Wind River With an Ultimatum|last=Crucchiola|first=Jordan|work=Vulture|access-date=January 24, 2018|language=en}}</ref> In October 2017, following reporting on the ], ] announced that it would distribute the film on home media and streaming services. The Weinstein Company (TWC) name and logo were omitted from the credits, trailer, and packaging. As a result, The Weinstein Company finally stopped distributing the film.<ref name="WeinsteinGone">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/wind-river-strips-weinstein-company-name-oscar-campaign-tunica-biloxi-tribe-financiers-taylor-sheridan-jeremy-renner-elizabeth-olsen-harvey-weinstein-1202194393/|title=Weinstein Name Stripped From 'Wind River'; Tunica-Biloxi Tribe Financiers To Pay For Oscar Campaign|work=]|publisher=]|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|date=October 25, 2017|access-date=October 25, 2017|archive-date=October 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025215047/http://deadline.com/2017/10/wind-river-strips-weinstein-company-name-oscar-campaign-tunica-biloxi-tribe-financiers-taylor-sheridan-jeremy-renner-elizabeth-olsen-harvey-weinstein-1202194393/|url-status=live}}</ref> Sheridan had required that TWC be deleted from the materials, and demanded that all money Weinstein would have made on this work be donated to charity.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/11/how-taylor-sheridan-scrubbed-weinstein-co-from-wind-river.html|date=November 6, 2017|title=Taylor Sheridan Got Weinstein Company Scrubbed From Wind River With an Ultimatum|last=Crucchiola|first=Jordan|work=Vulture|access-date=January 24, 2018|publisher=]|archive-date=January 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125015450/http://www.vulture.com/2017/11/how-taylor-sheridan-scrubbed-weinstein-co-from-wind-river.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Reception== ==Reception==
===Box office=== ===Box office===
''Wind River'' grossed $33.9 million in the United States and Canada and $13.1 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $46 million, against a production budget of $11 million.<ref name=BOM/> ''Wind River'' grossed $33.8 million in the United States and Canada and $11.2 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $45 million, against a production budget of $11 million.<ref name=NUM/>


In the film's limited opening weekend, it made $161,558 from four theaters (a per-location average of $40,390, one of the best of 2017), finishing 29th at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2017/06/transformers-the-last-knight-opening-weekend-box-office-1202118976/|title=Why ‘Transformers’ Is Screaming For Reboot After $69M Start; ‘Wonder Woman’ & ‘Cars 3’ Fight Over 2nd Place|publisher=]|date=June 25, 2017}}</ref><ref name=posttrak/> In its second week the film expanded to 45 theaters and grossed $622,567.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2017/08/annabelle-creation-dark-tower-dunkirk-1202147007/|title=New Line’s Dollhouse Of Dough: ‘Annabelle: Creation’ Opening To $35M |first=Anthony|last=D'Allesandro|publisher=]|date=August 13, 2017}}</ref> The film expanded to 694 theaters on August 18 and grossed $3 million, finishing 10th at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2017/08/hitmans-bodyguard-logan-lucky-annabelle-creation-august-box-office-opening-1202152509/|title='Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Flexes Muscle With $21M+ Opening During Sleepy Summer Weekend|first=Anthony|last=D'Allesandro|publisher=]|accessdate=August 20, 2017}}</ref> The following week the film was added to an additional 1,401 theaters (for a total of 2,095) and made $4.6 million (an increase of 54.6%), managing to finish 4th at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2017/08/hitmans-bodyguard-birth-of-the-dragon-leap-all-saints-low-summer-box-office-weekend-mayweather-mcgregor-fight-1202156230/|title=Don’t Blame Hurricane Harvey & Showtime Fight For Weekend’s Lousy Box Office: Distribs Served Up Lackluster Titles|first=Anthony|last=D'Allesandro|publisher=]|date=August 27, 2017}}</ref> The film was added to yet another 507 theaters and made $5.7 million the following weekend, and an estimated $7.2 million over the four-day Labor Day weekend, finishing in the 2nd spot at the U.S. box office consistently for the next 13 days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2017/09/labor-day-weekend-box-office-hitmans-bodyguard-close-encounters-of-third-kind-tulip-fever-marvel-inhumans-1202159557/|title=Labor Day Weekend The Worst Since 1998 As ‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Holds No. 1 For 3rd Weekend With $12.9M|first=Anthony|last=D'Allesandro|publisher=]|date=September 3, 2017}}</ref> It was the 6th-highest grossing ] of 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2017/06/highest-grossing-indie-films-2017-1201764229/|title=The 20 Highest Grossing Indies of 2017 (A Running List)|first=Kate|last=Erbland|publisher=]|accessdate=September 7, 2017}}</ref> In the film's limited opening weekend, it made $161,558 from four theaters (a per-location average of $40,390, one of the best of 2017), finishing 29th at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/transformers-the-last-knight-opening-weekend-box-office-1202118976/|title=Why 'Transformers' Is Screaming For Reboot After $69M Start; 'Wonder Woman' & 'Cars 3' Fight Over Second Place|work=]|publisher=]|date=June 25, 2017|access-date=August 24, 2018|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|archive-date=June 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626185700/http://deadline.com/2017/06/transformers-the-last-knight-opening-weekend-box-office-1202118976/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=posttrak/> In its second week, the film expanded to 45 theaters and grossed $622,567.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/annabelle-creation-dark-tower-dunkirk-1202147007/|title=New Line's Dollhouse Of Dough: 'Annabelle: Creation' Opening To $35M|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|work=]|publisher=]|date=August 13, 2017|access-date=August 24, 2018|archive-date=May 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510202844/https://deadline.com/2017/08/annabelle-creation-dark-tower-dunkirk-1202147007/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film expanded to 694 theaters on August 18 and grossed $3 million, finishing tenth at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/hitmans-bodyguard-logan-lucky-annabelle-creation-august-box-office-opening-1202152509/|title='Hitman's Bodyguard' Flexes Muscle With $21M+ Opening During Sleepy Summer Weekend|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|work=]|date=August 20, 2017 |publisher=]|access-date=August 20, 2017|archive-date=August 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821002339/http://deadline.com/2017/08/hitmans-bodyguard-logan-lucky-annabelle-creation-august-box-office-opening-1202152509/|url-status=live}}</ref> The following week the film was added to an additional 1,401 theaters (for a total of 2,095) and made $4.6 million (an increase of 54.6%), finishing fourth at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/hitmans-bodyguard-birth-of-the-dragon-leap-all-saints-low-summer-box-office-weekend-mayweather-mcgregor-fight-1202156230/|title=Don't Blame Hurricane Harvey & Showtime Fight For Weekend's Lousy Box Office: Distribs Served Up Lackluster Titles|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|work=]|publisher=]|date=August 27, 2017|access-date=August 24, 2018|archive-date=August 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825165757/http://deadline.com/2017/08/hitmans-bodyguard-birth-of-the-dragon-leap-all-saints-low-summer-box-office-weekend-mayweather-mcgregor-fight-1202156230/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film opened in another 507 theaters and made $5.7 million the following weekend, and an estimated $7.2 million over the four-day Labor Day weekend, finishing in the second spot at the U.S. box office consistently for the next 13 days.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/labor-day-weekend-box-office-hitmans-bodyguard-close-encounters-of-third-kind-tulip-fever-marvel-inhumans-1202159557/|title=Labor Day Weekend The Worst Since 1998 As 'Hitman's Bodyguard' Holds No. 1 For Third Weekend With $12.9M|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|work=]|publisher=]|date=September 3, 2017|access-date=August 24, 2018|archive-date=September 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905025115/http://deadline.com/2017/09/labor-day-weekend-box-office-hitmans-bodyguard-close-encounters-of-third-kind-tulip-fever-marvel-inhumans-1202159557/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was the sixth-highest grossing ] of 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/06/highest-grossing-indie-films-2017-1201764229/|title=The 20 Highest Grossing Indies of 2017 (A Running List)|first=Kate|last=Erbland|work=]|date=June 6, 2017 |publisher=]|access-date=September 7, 2017|archive-date=September 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919081133/http://www.indiewire.com/2017/06/highest-grossing-indie-films-2017-1201764229/|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Critical response=== ===Critical response===
On ] website ], the film has an approval rating of 87% based on 213 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "''Wind River'' lures viewers into a character-driven mystery with smart writing, a strong cast, and a skillfully rendered setting that delivers the bitter chill promised by its title."<ref>{{cite web|title=Wind River (2017)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wind_river_2017/|publisher=]|work=]|accessdate=March 8, 2018}}</ref> On ], the film has a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 44 critics, indicating "generally very favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/wind-river |title=Wind River Reviews |publisher=]|work=]|accessdate=September 15, 2017}}</ref> Audiences polled by ] gave the film a 90% overall positive score and a 70% "definite recommend".<ref name="posttrak">{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2017/08/taylor-sheridan-wind-river-step-specialty-box-office-1202143488/|title=Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Wind River’ Opens Robust; ‘Step’ OK – Specialty Box Office|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=August 6, 2017|first=Brian|last=Brooks|accessdate=April 4, 2018}}</ref> On ] website ], the film has an approval rating of 87% based on 254 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "''Wind River'' lures viewers into a character-driven mystery with smart writing, a strong cast, and a skillfully rendered setting that delivers the bitter chill promised by its title."<ref>{{cite web|title=Wind River (2017)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wind_river_2017/|publisher=]|work=]|access-date=April 7, 2024|archive-date=May 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523212143/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wind_river_2017/|url-status=live}}</ref> On ], the film has a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 44 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/wind-river|title=Wind River Reviews|publisher=]|work=]|access-date=September 15, 2017|archive-date=September 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916001531/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/wind-river|url-status=live}}</ref> Audiences polled by ] gave the film a 90% overall positive score and a 70% "definite recommend".<ref name="posttrak">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/taylor-sheridan-wind-river-step-specialty-box-office-1202143488/|title=Taylor Sheridan's 'Wind River' Opens Robust; 'Step' OK – Specialty Box Office|work=]|publisher=]|date=August 6, 2017|first=Brian|last=Brooks|access-date=April 4, 2018|archive-date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402011456/http://deadline.com/2017/08/taylor-sheridan-wind-river-step-specialty-box-office-1202143488/|url-status=live}}</ref>


] of '']'' described ''Wind River'' as a "humanistic crime drama, though this one has more skill than excitement".<ref name="Variety2017">{{citenews|title=Sundance Film Review: ‘Wind River’|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/wind-river-review-1201966106/|work=]|date=January 22, 2017|first=Owen|last=Gleiberman|author-link=Owen Gleiberman}}</ref> ] of '']'' described it as "a thrilling, violent finale to the '']'' and '']'' trilogy" and "] ] meets the case of the week."<ref>{{citenews|title=Wind River is a thrilling, violent finale to the Hell or High Water and Sicario trilogy|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/23/14355388/wind-river-review-sundance-2016-jeremy-renner-elizabeth-olsen|work=]|date=January 23, 2017}}</ref> ] of '']'' described ''Wind River'' as a "humanistic crime drama, though this one has more skill than excitement".<ref name="Variety2017">{{cite news|title=Sundance Film Review: 'Wind River'|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/wind-river-review-1201966106/|work=]|publisher=]|date=January 22, 2017|first=Owen|last=Gleiberman|author-link=Owen Gleiberman|access-date=August 24, 2018|archive-date=June 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622192735/https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/wind-river-review-1201966106/|url-status=live}}</ref> Chris Plante of '']'' described it as "a thrilling, violent finale to the '']'' and '']'' trilogy", and as "] ] meets the case of the week."<ref>{{cite news|title=Wind River is a thrilling, violent finale to the Hell or High Water and Sicario trilogy|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/23/14355388/wind-river-review-sundance-2016-jeremy-renner-elizabeth-olsen|work=]|publisher=]|access-date=August 24, 2018|date=January 23, 2017|archive-date=August 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826122507/https://www.theverge.com/2017/1/23/14355388/wind-river-review-sundance-2016-jeremy-renner-elizabeth-olsen|url-status=live}}</ref>


Writing for '']'', ] praised Sheridan's direction and the cast, giving the film 3/4 stars. He wrote: " the set-up for what could have been a conventional whodunit – thankfully, Sheridan is allergic to all things conventional. To him, the action is character, and he's lucked out by finding actors who not only understand his approach but thrive on it."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/peter-travers-wind-river-will-knock-you-for-a-loop-w495232|title='Wind River' Review: Taut Thriller on Native Reservation Will Knock You for a Loop|last=Travers |first=Peter |work=] |date=August 2, 2017 |accessdate=August 19, 2017}}</ref> David Ehrlich of ] gave the film a B, writing: " ''Wind River'' shares Sheridan’s self-evident weaknesses, it also makes the most of his signature strengths. ''Wind River'' may not blow you away, but this bitter, visceral, and almost paradoxically intense thriller knows what it takes to survive."<ref>{{citenews|title=‘Wind River’ Review: Jeremy Renner Is An Ice-Cold Cowboy In Taylor Sheridan’s Solid Noir — Sundance 2017|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2017/01/wind-river-review-jeremy-renner-taylor-sheridan-sundance-2017-1201772472/|publisher=]|date=January 23, 2017}}</ref> Writing for '']'', ] praised Sheridan's direction and the cast, giving the film 3/4 stars. He wrote: " the set-up for what could have been a conventional whodunit – thankfully, Sheridan is allergic to all things conventional. To him, the action is character, and he's lucked out by finding actors who not only understand his approach but thrive on it."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/peter-travers-wind-river-will-knock-you-for-a-loop-w495232 |title='Wind River' Review: Taut Thriller on Native Reservation Will Knock You for a Loop |last=Travers |first=Peter |magazine=] |date=August 2, 2017 |access-date=August 19, 2017 |archive-date=August 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819190940/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/peter-travers-wind-river-will-knock-you-for-a-loop-w495232 |url-status=live }}</ref> David Ehrlich of ] gave the film a B, writing: " ''Wind River'' shares Sheridan’s self-evident weaknesses, it also makes the most of his signature strengths. ''Wind River'' may not blow you away, but this bitter, visceral, and almost paradoxically intense thriller knows what it takes to survive."<ref>{{cite news|title='Wind River' Review: Jeremy Renner Is An Ice-Cold Cowboy In Taylor Sheridan's Solid Noir — Sundance 2017|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/01/wind-river-review-jeremy-renner-taylor-sheridan-sundance-2017-1201772472/|work=]|publisher=]|date=January 23, 2017|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=May 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531131555/https://www.indiewire.com/2017/01/wind-river-review-jeremy-renner-taylor-sheridan-sundance-2017-1201772472/|url-status=live}}</ref>


In a '']'' article titled "Why do white writers keep making films about Indian Country?", native commentator Jason Asenap praises the film as "a thinking-person's thriller" full of complex characters, and describes the film's focus on missing Native American women as "admirable."<ref>{{citenews|title=Why do white writers keep making films about Indian Country?|url=http://www.hcn.org/issues/49.18/tribes-why-do-white-writers-keep-making-films-about-indian-country|work=]|date=September 15, 2017|first=Jason|last=Asenap}}</ref> In a '']'' article titled "Why do white writers keep making films about Indian Country?", Native commentator Jason Asenap praises the film as "a thinking-person's thriller" full of complex characters, and describes the film's focus on missing Native American women as "admirable." He criticizes the film for perpetuating the "dying Indians" motif:
<blockquote>"at least in Hollywood, the Indians die. To this day, the Indians die, and not just physically, but culturally. Simpson and Sheridan are invested in making us see how America has screwed Native people, but to the point of rubbing it in our faces. Is it so terrible to live in one’s own homeland? It may be hard to get out, but it certainly feels condescending for a non-Native to write as much."<ref>{{cite news|title=Why do white writers keep making films about Indian Country?|url=http://www.hcn.org/issues/49.18/tribes-why-do-white-writers-keep-making-films-about-indian-country|work=]|date=September 15, 2017|first=Jason|last=Asenap|access-date=August 24, 2018|archive-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621070238/https://www.hcn.org/issues/49.18/tribes-why-do-white-writers-keep-making-films-about-indian-country|url-status=live}}</ref></blockquote>

Sheridan was also criticized for claiming the film "actually changed a law" in an interview with ], referring to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization Act, which ] signed into law in 2022. ''"Yellowstone'' creator Taylor Sheridan’s attempt to take credit for the passage of VAWA is gross and completely discredits years of tireless advocacy from the Native community,” Native rights attorney ] (Cherokee) published on IllumiNative, a Native woman-led racial & social justice organisation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Laura |date=2023-06-28 |title=Native activists hit back at 'Yellowstone' creator's claims about law |url=https://www.intheknow.com/post/native-activists-hit-back-at-yellowstone-creators-claim-that-his-film-changed-a-law-affecting-indigenous-people/ |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=In The Know |language=en-US}}</ref>


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==Sequel==
{{Main|Wind River: The Next Chapter}}
In November 2022, ] signed on to direct a sequel titled ''Wind River: The Next Chapter'', from a screenplay by ] and ], and starring ]. ] took place from March 15 to April 24, 2023 in ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vlessing |first=Etan |date=November 9, 2022 |title='Falcon and the Winter Soldier' Director Kari Skogland to Helm 'Wind River' Sequel |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/falcon-and-winter-soldier-director-kari-skogland-to-direct-wind-river-sequel-1235258768/ |access-date=November 9, 2022 |website=] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=What's Shooting in Alberta |url=https://www.actraalberta.com/whats-shooting/ |access-date=2023-03-10 |website=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310192604/https://www.actraalberta.com/whats-shooting/|archive-date=March 10, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> The sequel was confirmed in August 2023. Neither Jeremy Renner or Elizabeth Olsen are confirmed to star.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lu |first=Garry |date=2023-08-16 |title='Yellowstone' Creator Taylor Sheridan's Greatest Masterpiece Finally Gets A Sequel |url=https://www.bosshunting.com.au/entertainment/movies/wind-river-the-next-chapter-sequel/ |access-date=2023-10-16 |website=Boss Hunting |language=en-US}}</ref>

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2017 film by Taylor Sheridan

Wind River
Two faces. A figure walking in the snowTheatrical release poster
Directed byTaylor Sheridan
Written byTaylor Sheridan
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBen Richardson
Edited byGary D. Roach
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byThe Weinstein Company (United States)
STXinternational (United Kingdom)
Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
Release dates
  • January 21, 2017 (2017-01-21) (Sundance)
  • August 4, 2017 (2017-08-04) (United States)
  • August 30, 2017 (2017-08-30) (France)
  • September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08) (United Kingdom)
Running time107 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Budget$11 million
Box office$45 million

Wind River is a 2017 neo-Western crime film written and directed by Taylor Sheridan. It is the third film by Sheridan on the modern American West. The film stars Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen as a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service tracker and an FBI agent, respectively, who try to solve a murder on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming. Gil Birmingham, Jon Bernthal, and Graham Greene also star.

Sheridan has said that he wrote the film to raise awareness of the issue of the high number of Indigenous women who are raped and murdered, both on and off reservations.

Wind River premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival and was released in the United States on August 4, 2017. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing $45 million against an $11 million budget. It was theatrically released by The Weinstein Company (TWC), but in October 2017, following the reporting of numerous sexual abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein, the film's distribution rights for home media were acquired by Lionsgate.

Plot

During the winter on the Wind River Indian Reservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Agent Cory Lambert discovers the frozen body of 18-year-old Natalie Hanson of the Northern Arapaho tribe. FBI Special Agent Jane Banner arrives to investigate the possible homicide. Banner learns from Natalie's father, Martin, that his daughter was dating a new boyfriend whose name he does not know.

Natalie's autopsy shows signs of blunt trauma and rape and confirms Lambert's deduction that Natalie died from pulmonary hemorrhage caused by inhaling subzero air. The medical examiner refuses to classify the death as a homicide, so Banner cannot get additional help from her supervisors.

Lambert is informed by Natalie's brother Chip that Natalie's boyfriend is Matt Rayburn, a security guard at a nearby oil-drilling site. Lambert and Banner soon find Matt's naked, mutilated body in the snow. Lambert reveals to Banner that his 16-year-old daughter Emily died in a similar manner to Natalie three years earlier, and the case remains unsolved.

Banner, tribal police Chief Ben Shoyo, and other law enforcement officers visit the drilling site, where Curtis, the security supervisor, and several security guards meet them. They claim Matt left a few days prior, following an argument with Natalie. One guard mentions they heard about Natalie's body being found, and Banner states that Natalie's name has not been released to the public. The guards claim they learned it by monitoring a police scanner. One of Banner's team notices the guards slowly surrounding them and draws his weapon. The confrontation quickly escalates into an armed standoff, which Banner defuses.

In a flashback, Matt's drunken colleagues barge into his trailer while he is in bed with Natalie. Matt is provoked to violence, and the other guards continue the attack while one guard, Pete, rapes Natalie. Matt is beaten to death, but his attempt to fight back allows Natalie to try to escape by running cross-country to the mobile home where her brother lives.

In the present, Lambert traces the tracks from where Matt's corpse was found back to the drilling camp. As Banner and the others approach Pete's trailer, Lambert radios a warning to Shoyo. Pete responds to a veiled warning from Curtis by firing a shotgun through the door, wounding Banner. A gunfight ensues, and Shoyo and the other officers are killed. As the remaining guards prepare to execute Banner, Lambert kills four with his rifle. A wounded Pete flees on foot, but Lambert apprehends him.

At Gannett Peak, Lambert forces Pete to confess before offering him the same chance Natalie had: try to stay alive by running to a distant road barefoot and wearing lightweight clothing. Pete runs but quickly succumbs as his lungs give out from the frigid air. Lambert visits Banner in the hospital and praises her toughness. He visits with Martin and they share grief over the deaths of their daughters.

A title card states that missing persons statistics are kept for every demographic group except Native American women, whose numbers remain unknown.

Cast

Production

According to Sheridan, he was inspired to write this film because he learned about the "thousands of actual stories just like it," referring to the high number of Indigenous women who are victims of sexual assault and/or murder. He wrote and directed the movie to make more people aware of this problem.

The film is the third installment of Taylor Sheridan's trilogy of "the modern-day American frontier", the first being Sicario in 2015, and Hell or High Water the next year. Principal photography on the film began on March 12, 2016, in Utah and lasted until April 25, 2016.

Release

The Weinstein Company acquired the distribution rights on May 13, 2016, during the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. In January 2017, it was announced that the company would no longer distribute the film, but the distribution deal was later finalized. It had a limited release on August 4, 2017, before going wide on August 18.

In October 2017, following reporting on the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse scandal, Lionsgate announced that it would distribute the film on home media and streaming services. The Weinstein Company (TWC) name and logo were omitted from the credits, trailer, and packaging. As a result, The Weinstein Company finally stopped distributing the film. Sheridan had required that TWC be deleted from the materials, and demanded that all money Weinstein would have made on this work be donated to charity.

Reception

Box office

Wind River grossed $33.8 million in the United States and Canada and $11.2 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $45 million, against a production budget of $11 million.

In the film's limited opening weekend, it made $161,558 from four theaters (a per-location average of $40,390, one of the best of 2017), finishing 29th at the box office. In its second week, the film expanded to 45 theaters and grossed $622,567. The film expanded to 694 theaters on August 18 and grossed $3 million, finishing tenth at the box office. The following week the film was added to an additional 1,401 theaters (for a total of 2,095) and made $4.6 million (an increase of 54.6%), finishing fourth at the box office. The film opened in another 507 theaters and made $5.7 million the following weekend, and an estimated $7.2 million over the four-day Labor Day weekend, finishing in the second spot at the U.S. box office consistently for the next 13 days. It was the sixth-highest grossing indie film of 2017.

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 87% based on 254 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Wind River lures viewers into a character-driven mystery with smart writing, a strong cast, and a skillfully rendered setting that delivers the bitter chill promised by its title." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 44 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by PostTrak gave the film a 90% overall positive score and a 70% "definite recommend".

Owen Gleiberman of Variety described Wind River as a "humanistic crime drama, though this one has more skill than excitement". Chris Plante of The Verge described it as "a thrilling, violent finale to the Hell or High Water and Sicario trilogy", and as "Coen brothers noir meets the case of the week."

Writing for Rolling Stone, Peter Travers praised Sheridan's direction and the cast, giving the film 3/4 stars. He wrote: " the set-up for what could have been a conventional whodunit – thankfully, Sheridan is allergic to all things conventional. To him, the action is character, and he's lucked out by finding actors who not only understand his approach but thrive on it." David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film a B, writing: " Wind River shares Sheridan’s self-evident weaknesses, it also makes the most of his signature strengths. Wind River may not blow you away, but this bitter, visceral, and almost paradoxically intense thriller knows what it takes to survive."

In a High Country News article titled "Why do white writers keep making films about Indian Country?", Native commentator Jason Asenap praises the film as "a thinking-person's thriller" full of complex characters, and describes the film's focus on missing Native American women as "admirable." He criticizes the film for perpetuating the "dying Indians" motif:

"at least in Hollywood, the Indians die. To this day, the Indians die, and not just physically, but culturally. Simpson and Sheridan are invested in making us see how America has screwed Native people, but to the point of rubbing it in our faces. Is it so terrible to live in one’s own homeland? It may be hard to get out, but it certainly feels condescending for a non-Native to write as much."

Sheridan was also criticized for claiming the film "actually changed a law" in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, referring to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization Act, which President Biden signed into law in 2022. "Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan’s attempt to take credit for the passage of VAWA is gross and completely discredits years of tireless advocacy from the Native community,” Native rights attorney Mary Kathryn Nagle (Cherokee) published on IllumiNative, a Native woman-led racial & social justice organisation.

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipients Result Ref.
Cannes Film Festival May 28, 2017 Prix Un Certain Regard Taylor Sheridan Nominated
Un Certain Regard for Best Director Taylor Sheridan Won
Caméra d'Or Taylor Sheridan Nominated
National Board of Review November 28, 2017 Top Ten Independent Film Wind River Won
Satellite Awards February 11, 2018 Best Actor Jeremy Renner Nominated
Saturn Awards June 27, 2018 Best Thriller Film Wind River Nominated

Sequel

Main article: Wind River: The Next Chapter

In November 2022, Kari Skogland signed on to direct a sequel titled Wind River: The Next Chapter, from a screenplay by Patrick Massett and John Zinman, and starring Martin Sensmeier. Principal photography took place from March 15 to April 24, 2023 in Calgary. The sequel was confirmed in August 2023. Neither Jeremy Renner or Elizabeth Olsen are confirmed to star.

Notes

  1. The film was only distributed by the Weinstein Company for its theatrical release, and was purchased for home distribution by Lionsgate following the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations.

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