Winter’s Bone (Debra Granik, 2010)

Winter’s Bone (Debra Granik, 2010) follows Ree (Jennifer Lawrence) who searches for her missing, drug making father who has put their house u for his bond and is not appearing at court. If she is to save her family from the bitter cold of the winter, she needs to find her father, dead or alive.

This is an independent American film, with a feminist ideology that resides in the undertone of the script, as the films takes place in a setting where the men often abuse their wives, who hold traditional roles in society. I liked many sequences, particularly Teardrop’s confrontation with the Sheriff, due to the tension of the moment and the subtext of the dialogue. I also liked the ending, which was suitably shocking for the buildup of the rest of the film. While there were only 2 characters that the audience can attach to, that and the general chilly atmosphere lent the film a cruel, isolated, hopeless tone.

I rate Winter’s Bone ★★★★!