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Winter's Bone
2010 101 min United States of America R 16+
★7.7
Drama, Mystery
Director: Debra Granik
📖 Based on the novel
«Winter's Bone»
byDaniel Woodrell
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Description
After discovering her father put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared, 17-year-old Ree Dolly must confront the local criminal underworld and the harsh Ozark wilderness in order to to track down her father and save her family.
Budget:
$2M
US Gross:
$6.53M
Worldwide:
$13.83M
Starring
Jennifer Lawrence
Actor
John Hawkes
Actor
Garret Dillahunt
Actor
Awards
Berlin International Film Festival 2010
— Tagesspiegel Prize
Berlin International Film Festival 2010
— C.I.C.A.E. Prize (Forum)
Sundance Film Festival 2010
— Grand Jury Prize (Drama)
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2011
— Best Actress
Academy Awards 2011
— Best Picture
Academy Awards 2011
— Best Supporting Actor
Berlin International Film Festival 2010
— C.I.C.A.E. Prize (Forum)
Academy Awards 2011
— Best Actress
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2011
— Best Supporting Actor
Sundance Film Festival 2010
— Grand Jury Prize (Drama)
Key opinion
Winter's Bone is widely recognized as a stark, atmospheric study of rural poverty anchored by a career-defining performance from Jennifer Lawrence. While critics laud its grounded realism and emotional resilience, opinions are sharply divided regarding its pacing and narrative simplicity, with some viewers finding the experience profound and others dismissing it as tedious or uneventful.
| Acting | Jennifer Lawrence provides a nuanced and powerful lead performance that anchors the narrative and elevates the character of Ree beyond typical tropes. | |
| Cinematography | The cinematography effectively utilizes the grey, desolate Ozark landscape to create a visceral and authentic atmosphere. | |
| Pacing | The film is a challenging, slow-burn experience; proponents value its deliberate, contemplative pace, while detractors find it monotonous and lacking in momentum. | |
| Screenplay | The plot polarizes audiences, with some viewing the straightforward search for the protagonist's father as an effective vehicle for exploring familial duty, while others find the narrative thread overly thin and repetitive. | |
| Theme | The portrayal of the community’s brutal, insular nature is viewed by some as an honest depiction of neglected social realities, while others characterize it as reliance on gratuitous, repetitive cruelty for impact. |