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Winter in the Blood is a 2013 American film written and directed by brothers Alex Smith and Andrew J. Smith and produced by Native American author Sherman Alexie. The film was based on the debut novel Winter in the Blood (1974) by noted author James Welch, who was a leader of the Native American renaissance in literature.
Aug 20, 2014 · Winter in the Blood: Directed by Alex Smith, Andrew J. Smith. With Chaske Spencer, David Morse, Gary Farmer, Julia Jones. Virgil First Raise wakes with a shiner and a hangover in a roadside ditch on the stark but beautiful plains of Montana.
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- Alex Smith, Andrew J. Smith
- 2014-08-20
Set on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in north-central Montana during the late 1960s, Winter in the Blood follows a nameless Blackfeet and Gros Ventre (A'aninin) man's episodic journey to piece together his fragmented identity.
- James Welch
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"Winter in the Blood," is a feature film based on the landmark novel by James Welch about contemporary Native American life, first published in 1974. The film was shot on the Hi-Line in northern Montana, and was directed by Alex and Andrew Smith, whose first feature film, "The Slaughter Rule," starred Ryan Gosling, David Morse, and Amy Adams.
Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Virgil wakes up in a ditch and begins a series of inebriated encounters with the mysterious Airplane Man.
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- Alex Smith, Andrew J. Smith
Aug 19, 2014 · The new film Winter in the Blood is based on a landmark of literature from the American West: a novel, published to critical acclaim in 1974, about a 30-something American Indian man...
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Winter in the Blood is the sophomore effort from twin directors Alex and Andrew J. Smith, who first gained notoriety more than a decade ago with their debut feature The Slaughter Rule. Now the brothers are taking on James Welch‘s prolific novel, set in the badlands of Montana and following Virgil First Raise (Chaske Spencer).
