Winter's Bone (2010)

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Director:

Debra Granik

Writers:

Debra Granik (screenplay) &
Anne Rosellini (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

31 March 2011 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Everyone's got a secret

Plot:

An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her drug-dealing father while trying to keep her family intact.

Plot Keywords:

Court | Bail | Drug Trade | Crystal Meth | Mentally Ill Mother

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 80 wins & 101 nominations

Cast

Jennifer Lawrence	...	Ree
Isaiah Stone	...	Sonny
Ashlee Thompson	...	Ashlee
Valerie Richards	...	Connie
Shelley Waggener	...	Sonya
Garret Dillahunt	...	Sheriff Baskin
William White	...	Blond Milton
Ramona Blair	...	Parenting Teacher
Lauren Sweetser	...	Gail
Andrew Burnley	...	Baby Ned
Phillip Burnley	...	Baby Ned
Isaac Skidmore	...	Baby Ned
Cody Brown	...	Floyd
Cinnamon Schultz	...	Victoria
John Hawkes	...	Teardrop
Casey MacLaren	...	Megan
Kevin Breznahan	...	Little Arthur
Dale Dickey	...	Merab
Sheryl Lee	...	April
Marideth Sisco	...	Singer at Party
Tate Taylor	...	Mike Satterfield
Ronnie Hall	...	Thump Milton (as Ron 'Stray Dog' Hall)
Beth Domann	...	Alice
Charlotte Jeane Lucas	...	Tilly
Raymond Vaughan Jr.	...	Ray (as Ray Vaughan Jr.)
Russell Schalk	...	Army Recruiter (as Sgt. Russel A. Schalk)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luke Cockroft	...	School boy (uncredited)
Brandon Gray	...	Spider Milton (uncredited)
Trey Owens	...	Student at school (uncredited)
Debbie Sutcliffe	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Tony Teebo	...	Auction viewer (uncredited)

Directed by
Debra Granik

Writing credits
Debra Granik		(screenplay) &
Anne Rosellini		(screenplay)
Daniel Woodrell		(novel)

Produced by
Kathryn Dean	....	co-producer (as Kate Dean)
Kathryn Dean	....	line producer (as Kate Dean)
Alix Madigan	....	producer (as Alix Madigan-Yorkin)
Michael McDonough	....	associate producer
Anne Rosellini	....	producer
Jonathan Scheuer	....	executive producer
Shawn Simon	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Dickon Hinchliffe

Cinematography by
Michael McDonough

Film Editing by
Affonso Gonçalves

Casting by
Kerry Barden
Paul Schnee

Production Design by
Mark White

Set Decoration by
Rebecca Brown

Costume Design by
Rebecca Hofherr

Makeup Department
Maya Hardinge	....	key makeup artist
Joshua King	....	assistant makeup artist
Marina Proctor	....	key hair stylist
Nathan Shelton	....	prosthetic effects artist

Production Management
Maura Anderson	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jolian Blevins	....	second assistant director
Yann Sobezynski	....	first assistant director
Cedric Vara	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Russ Dove	....	leadman
Ron Moore	....	carpenter
Richard Peete	....	property master
Deanna Smith	....	art production assistant
Christopher Strok	....	art production assistant
Carter Royce Waite	....	set dresser
Jonathan Henry Way	....	set dresser (as Jonathan H. Way)
Nathan R. Webster	....	leadman
Jacob S. Wynant	....	art production assistant
Rob Yapkowitz	....	props assistant

Sound Department
Ryan Collison	....	foley engineer
James Demer	....	sound mixer
David Ellinwood	....	adr editor
David Ellinwood	....	dialogue editor
David Fleming	....	additional sound recordist
Michael F. Grinage	....	boom operator (as Michael Grinage)
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
Steve Peters	....	additional sound recordist
Matt Rocker	....	foley supervisor
Dominick Tavella	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Dom Tavella)
Damian Volpe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Damian Volpe	....	supervising sound editor
Paul Yurt	....	systems engineer
Anthony Kapfer	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Joshua King	....	special effects assistant
Nathan Shelton	....	special effects prosthetics
Mike Strain Jr.	....	special effects consultant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Jessica Elvin	....	smoke artist (as Jessica Allen Elvin)
Andrew Still	....	data manager

Stunts
Shawn Patrick Nash	....	stunt coordinator (as Shawn Nash)

Camera and Electrical Department
Gregory S. Bahler	....	electrician
Michael J. Burke	....	first assistant camera (as Mike J. Burke)
Carissa Crain	....	camera intern
David Fleming	....	camera intern
Luke Keen	....	camera intern
Nina Kuhn	....	gaffer
Sebastian Mlynarski	....	still photographer
Megan Morris	....	second assistant camera
David Newton	....	grip
Joseph Paolini	....	key grip
Alan Pierce	....	camera operator
Alan Pierce	....	director of photography: second unit
Jeff Pinette	....	red camera technician
Richard Sandler	....	Super 8 cinematography
Meg Schrock	....	best boy electric
Axel Thiele	....	electrician
Easton Thiele	....	grip
Terry Zumalt	....	best boy grip

Casting Department
Sarah Grace Johnson	....	casting assistant
Sarah Grace Johnson	....	extras casting coordinator
Heather Laird	....	location extras casting
Heather Laird	....	location principal casting
Allison Estrin	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Cristina Martinez	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Paige Orr	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ryan Piotrowski	....	wardrobe production assistant
Lauren Schad	....	wardrobe supervisor
Cassie Tweeten	....	wardrobe production assistant

Editorial Department
Stephanie Ahn	....	additional editor: Edit Center
Erika Blaszak	....	additional editor: Edit Center
Dana Bloder	....	digital intermediate producer
Alice Borrelli	....	additional editor: Edit Center
Anderson Boyd	....	additional editor: Edit Center (as Drew Boyd)
Sarah Connors	....	post-production consultant
Sara Cross	....	additional editor: Edit Center
Kristin Cully	....	additional editor: Edit Center
Mike D'Angelo	....	additional editor: Edit Center
Jessica Elvin	....	digital intermediate editor
Eric Glatt	....	additional editor: Edit Center
Noah Goldman	....	additional editor: Edit Center
Naomi Goodman	....	first assistant editor
Ashley Gormley	....	additional editor: Edit Center
Barbara Jean Kearney	....	digital intermediate executive producer
Eric Leverenz	....	digital intermediate assistant
Rosa Oh	....	additional editor: Edit Center
Richie Roefaro	....	digital content specialist
Michelle Scourtos	....	additional editor: Edit Center
Sheila Shirazi	....	additional editor: Edit Center
Rosemary Siciliano	....	additional editor: Edit Center
Daniel Silverman	....	digital intermediate imaging and recording
Victoria Stewart	....	second assistant editor
Tim Stipan	....	digital intermediate colorist
Sigi Torinus	....	additional editor: Edit Center
Kevin Vale	....	digital intermediate imaging and recording
Cindy Yoon	....	additional editor: Edit Center
Michael P. Whipple	....	digital intermediate engineer (uncredited)

Music Department
Dan Evans Farkas	....	music editor
Steve Peters	....	music research and production
Marideth Sisco	....	music research and production

Transportation Department
Thirl Haston	....	driver: insert car
Jim Kelly	....	driver: honeywagon (as Jim Kelley)
Adrian Trent	....	driver: g/e

Other crew
Paulie Allen	....	caterer: Da Barefoot Chef
Felicia Beeson	....	key stand-in
Kathy Beeson	....	additional dialogue
Jared Billman	....	production office intern
Mike Blesse	....	production office intern
Teresa Vinson Brown	....	production office intern (as Teresa Brown)
Andrew Cesana	....	script supervisor
Darrell Claunch	....	set intern
Ben Clutter	....	craft service
Bo Darde	....	production office intern
Ramsey Fendall	....	media technician
Vanessa Fields	....	production office intern
Kim Guy	....	on-set tutor
Ronnie Hall	....	additional dialogue (as Ron 'Stray Dog' Hall)
Ashley Hytti	....	production office intern
Sarah Kessinger	....	production office coordinator
Jim Lass	....	additional dialogue
Jeremy Lowe	....	set intern
Casey MacLaren	....	additional dialogue
Kathleen Malm	....	key stand-in
Tom Maloney	....	key production assistant
Bryan Manning	....	set production assistant
Terry Marshall	....	additional dialogue
Sidney McGregor	....	set production assistant
Richard Michael	....	community liaison
Richard Michael	....	location scout
Tana Miller	....	craft service: Abby Road Foods
Lindsey Paydon	....	production office intern
Randy Price	....	additional dialogue
Josh Sandler	....	legal affairs: Sandler Law, Winter's Bone Productions
Russell Schalk	....	additional dialogue (as Sgt. Russel A. Schalk)
Brendan Baker Schmidt	....	production office intern
Dan Seligman	....	assistant to the producers (as Dan Seligmann)
Steve Shapiro	....	production accountant
Marc H. Simon	....	legal counsel: Cowan, DeBates, Abrahams & Sheppard
Bruce Tanner	....	additional dialogue
Lyon Taylor	....	location manager
Michael J. Urann	....	post production consultant
Raymond Vaughan Jr.	....	additional dialogue (as Ray Vaughan Jr.)
Steve Weyher	....	caterer: Golden Coral
Anthony White	....	set production assistant
Jayson Wilkins	....	production office intern
Bryce Young	....	set production assistant
Sarah Johnson	....	office assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Allen Bain	....	thanks
Brian Bell	....	special thanks
Missi Bellah	....	special thanks
Mark Biggs	....	special thanks
Yvette Bird	....	thanks
Diane Calvert	....	thanks
Danny Clinton	....	special thanks
Steve Golin	....	thanks
Susan Hatfield	....	thanks
Jerry Jones	....	special thanks: The Missouri Film Commission
Brian A. Kates	....	thanks (as Brian Kates)
Gail Lopata Lennon	....	special thanks (as Gail Lennon)
Gordon McCann	....	special thanks
Alan Oxman	....	thanks
Ellen Parks	....	thanks
Jake Perlin	....	thanks
Hariet Priestley Sandler	....	in loving memory of
Hans Ritter	....	thanks (as Hans C. Ritter)
Richard Jonas Scheuer	....	in loving memory of
Jesse Scolaro	....	special thanks
Steven Shainberg	....	thanks
Andrea Sporcic	....	special thanks: The Missouri Film Commission
Patrick Stettner	....	thanks
Guy Thurber	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Anonymous Content
• Winter's Bone Productions

Distributors

• Bir Film (2011) (Turkey) (all media) (limited)
• Artificial Eye (2010) (UK) (theatrical)
• Broadmedia Studios (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Cinema Mondo (2011) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Curious Films (2010) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2011) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Pictures (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Golem Distribución (2011) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Maple Pictures (2010) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Pretty Pictures (2011) (France) (theatrical)
• Roadside Attractions (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Seven Films (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2010) (Austria) (all media)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2010) (Germany) (all media)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2010) (Liechtenstein) (all media)
• Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD) (and Blu-ray)
• Audio Visual Entertainment (2011) (Greece) (DVD)
• Cameo Media (2011) (Spain) (DVD)
• Falcon Films (2010) (Lebanon) (all media) (Middle East)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• NonStop Entertainment (2010) (Denmark) (all media)
• NonStop Entertainment (2010) (Estonia) (all media)
• NonStop Entertainment (2010) (Iceland) (all media)
• NonStop Entertainment (2010) (Latvia) (all media)
• NonStop Entertainment (2010) (Lithuania) (all media)
• NonStop Entertainment (2010) (Norway) (all media)
• NonStop Entertainment (2010) (Sweden) (all media)
• Pan Vision Oy (2011) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Vivarto (2011) (Poland) (all media)
• Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO) (2014) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2011) (Portugal) (all media)

Other Companies

• Abby Road Foods  catering
• Abby Road Foods  craft service
• Abel Cine Tech  camera and lenses
• Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard  legal counsel
• Da Barefoot Chef  catering
• DitlevFilms  title design
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Final Frame  dailies
• Fred Siegel  accounting services
• Golden Corral  catering
• PES Payroll  payroll services
• Reiff & Associates  insurance
• Sandler Law  legal affairs: Winter's Bone Productions
• Sound One  sound re-recording facility
• Tai Audio  walkies provided by
• Technicolor  digital intermediate
• Technicolor  telecine services
• The Edit Center  additional editing

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for some drug material, language and violent content

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Australia:MA15+ | Brazil:16 | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Finland:K-13 | Germany:12 | Ireland:15A | Japan:PG12 | Malaysia:18 | Mexico:B15 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R13 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:12 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #45999)

Filming Locations:

Branson, Missouri, USA

Company:

Anonymous Content

Trivia:

The lowest grossing film nominated for Best Picture since The Dresser (1983)

Goofs:

Continuity: Ree is wearing gloves when she gets up from the chicken coop. When she talks to Thump's wife, the gloves are off. When Thump's wife offers her the drink, the gloves are back on. When Ree drinks and returns the cup, the gloves are off again.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Ree:[waking her] Ashlee Dawn...
Ashlee:Hmmm?
[to her brother]
Ashlee:Wake up...

Movie Connections:

Featured in Great Movie Mistakes III: Not in 3D (2011) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Missing You

There'd better be some Oscar nominations coming for this little gem.

"But I can't forever carry them kids and my mom, not without that house."

Winter's Bone is a stark, almost documentary-like movie about a poor teenage girl named Ree in the Ozarks who supports her near-catatonic mother and two younger siblings during her meth-cooking father's many brushes with the law. When he disappears before a court date and the family's home is at risk if he doesn't show up, Ree (Jennifer Lawrence) investigates amongst the locals to find out where he might be. But, some people don't like the questions she's asking, and her life may be at risk, along with her family home. 

The plain, unobtrusive way that the camera observes events really helped draw me into the movie, to the point where I honestly forgot that I was watching a movie, at all. This effect was heightened by some excellent performances; especially from Jennifer Lawrence and John Hawkes (Teardrop). Lawrence had a star-making (and award worthy) performance, in my opinion. Ree is probably my favorite movie character of the year (well, perhaps next to Hit Girl), and Lawrence plays her with a realism and stubborn toughness that makes you believe that this seventeen year-old girl wouldn't wilt under the kind of circumstances that would overwhelm most adults. Her love for her family seems completely genuine, and there's never a word or a glance where she seems like she's "acting".  It's all very natural, and I was beyond impressed.

The plot was quite tense and engrossing, as Ree pursues the mystery of where her father is with a dogged intensity, despite the fact that it leads her into some very dangerous (and violent) situations. The sparse, beautiful winter settings are a perfect backdrop for the story. It's been a while since I've seen a movie that does as good a job as this one in communicating a sense of place.

Winter's Bone may not be for everyone, though. There are no shoot-outs or florid romantic scenes. The moments of happiness are small, fleeting, and poignant; like a gift of generosity from a neighbor who knows you're in need, or the quiet assurances of an older sister to her younger siblings. In Winter's Bone, our world is never in danger...but one family's certainly is. I liked the movie the first time around, enjoyed it even more the second, and heartily recommend it if you're interested.