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

6 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:

insect | 19th century | f rated | native american | american indian | 

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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, Isobel Griffiths Limited, Potboiler Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie implies Caroline and Sitting Bull had no connection prior to her arrival in Standing Rock, which is inaccurate. They began corresponding around 1888, after Sitting Bull was in Washington, discussing fair prices for Dakota land and maps of the government's plans to reduce the size of the tribes' reservations at length.

User Reviews

BRILLIANT MOVIE ABOUT & BY A WOMAN WHO WALKS AHEAD

Susanna White, the director of WOMAN WALKS AHEAD creates a movie that takes historical facts & transforms them into a stunningly beautiful tale of search, discovery, redemption & the powerful reality of creativity & defeat. Jessica Chastain gives a deeply human portrait of a woman on the edge of a new world where nothing is as it should be and she discovers what is most important and significant for all individuals seeking a higher truth. The acting across the board is excellent- Susanna White has a very special way with actors that brings out the best in them without any overcompensation of "acting." This movie is so beautiful shot & edited it could be viewed as a silent film loaded with natural physical beauty (New Mexico) that overwhelms the eyes, brain & heart. I suggest anyone who cares about the future of real movies, directed with an original sensibility sorely lacking in most movies today, submit to this courageous & heartfelt exploration of indigenous people & a single white soul lost in history and revealed in WOMAN WALKS AHEAD.