Woman Walks Ahead (2018)

Directed by

Susanna White

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 207 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A portrait painter travels from New York City to the Dakotas in 1890 to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull. She navigates cultural tensions and forms a connection with the Lakota leader.

slow-burncontemplativepoignantearnestunderstatedquietly defiantthoughtful

What happens

Woman Walks Ahead is a 2017 biographical drama Western film directed by Susanna White and written by Steven Knight. The film is the story of Catherine Weldon (a character inspired by Caroline Weldon; Jessica Chastain), a portrait painter who travels from New York City to the Dakotas in 1890 to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull (Michael Greyeyes). Chaske Spencer and Sam Rockwell also star. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival September 10, 2017. It was released through DirecTV Cinema on May 31, 2018, before being released in a limited release on June 29, 2018, by A24. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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