Woman Walks Ahead (2017)

Catherine Weldon, a portrait painter from 1890s Brooklyn, travels to Dakota to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull and becomes embroiled in the Lakota peoples' struggle over the rights to their land.

Director:

Susanna White

Writer:

Steven Knight

Stars:

Jessica Chastain, Louisa Krause, Boots Southerland

5 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jessica Chastain	...	Catherine Weldon
Louisa Krause	...	Loretta
Boots Southerland	...	Cab Driver NY
Chaske Spencer	...	Chaska
Ciarán Hinds	...	James McLaughlin (as Ciaran Hinds)
Kindall Charters	...	Waiter - Sleeping Car
Sam Rockwell	...	Silas Groves
Jacob Browne	...	Waiter - Dining Car
Luce Rains	...	Old Man at Train Station
Rod Rondeaux	...	Indian Robber
Rulan Tangen	...	Susan McLaughlin
Michael Greyeyes	...	Sitting Bull
Monika Crowfoot	...	Seen By The Nation
Debbie Black Lance	...	Old Sioux Woman
David Midthunder	...	Shell King

Storyline

Catherine Weldon, a portrait painter from 1890s Brooklyn, travels to Dakota to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull and becomes embroiled in the Lakota peoples' struggle over the rights to their land.

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Plot Keywords:

f rated | native american | american indian | genocide | massacre | 

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Taglines:

Defy your times.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History | Western

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for brief violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Sioux

Release Date:

29 June 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

A nő, aki előttünk jár

Filming Locations:

New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,863, 1 July 2018, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$57,528, 9 August 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black Bicycle Entertainment, Potboiler Productions, The Bedford Falls Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Michael Greyeyes plays Sitting Bull, one of the most famous Native American chiefs of the 19th century.

User Reviews

Mostly fact-based 1889 story of a New York painter and Sitting Bull.

My wife and I found this movie streaming on Amazon Prime, with high-def picture and D-D surround sound. Quite nice presentation and beautiful cinematography. Filmed in New Mexico.

It was the 1880s and Native Americans had already been defeated and controlled by the American government. A New York painter, Jessica Chastain in the role of Catherine Weldon, becomes sympathetic to the plight of the Natives and decides to travel to North Dakota to meet Sitting Bull, paint his portrait, and assist him and his people resist.

The movie isn't completely fact-based, it doesn't even mention her son, and the events that led to Sitting Bull's murder in 1890 are highly dramatized in the script, but overall it is a good dramatic depiction of what the relationship consisted of.

Canadian actor Michael Greyeyes is very good as Sitting Bull, powerful chief relegated to potato farming. This is a good movie but it is a sad reminder of how poorly the Native Americans were treated back then.