Winter's Bone received a lot of good press at Sundance 2010. As soon as it came to the big screen last spring, two of my movie buddies and I went to see it. Winter's Bone lived up to all the good buzz. In this coming of age movie, Rhee is determined to find her father to save the family home. Rhee faces huge challenges. Her father put the home up to cover his bail after his arrest for cooking meth and has disappeared. The even bigger challenge is her location. The saying is "location, location is everything." Rhee and her family live in the rural, dirt poor Ozarks where everyone is related to each other, her extended family are all involved in the drug trade, and there is a absolute code of silence. Rhee's uncle, Teardrop, helps her knowing this will cause problems for both of them. But she is his kin. Rhee is a bulldog and will not let go, she challenges the most powerful man in the area. She is beaten up but not by him. Their code of ethics is men never hit women but his women kinfolk will.
Rhee is running out of time - will she find her father or his remains? Jennifer Lawrence has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress, a nomination richly deserved. John Hawkes, Teardrop, won a Spirit Award, for Best Supporting Actor and Dale Dickey for Best Supporting Actress. This is a very somber drama that let's up peek into a culture so different than most of America's. Winter's Bone is extremely well done and is a must see.
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