In a wilderness and poor area of the Ozarks, the seventeen year-old Rhee Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) raises her younger siblings Sonny (Isaiah Stone) and Ashlee (Ashlee Thompson) respectively and takes care of her catatonic mother alone, since her father Jessup Dolly is absent in prison. When the local Sheriff Baskin (Garret Dillahunt) arrives at her poor house, he tells that his father, who is a meth cook, put their house in collateral for his bail and if he does not appear in court, the family will lose the property. The determined Rhee decides to find her father and walks to the houses of his father's friends, relatives and associates but is advised to stop snooping around. Desperate, Rhee tries to enlist the army to get US$ 40,000.00 for five years service but she is minor and needs the agreement of her parents. Rhee discovers that her father might have been murdered by his dangerous associates, but she is unable to find his body. When Rhee is hopeless to keep her real estate, she receives visitors that offer her father's bones.
"Winter's Bone" is a powerful drama about a teenager that supports her sick mother and her two siblings and has to face dangerous people in a very poor area in the United States of America to know the whereabouts of her father. It is impressive the courage and maturity of Rhee in a very realistic story. This low-budget film is supported by magnificent performances and Jennifer Lawrence is awesome. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Inverno da Alma" ("Winter of the Soul")
"Winter's Bone" is a powerful drama about a teenager that supports her sick mother and her two siblings and has to face dangerous people in a very poor area in the United States of America to know the whereabouts of her father. It is impressive the courage and maturity of Rhee in a very realistic story. This low-budget film is supported by magnificent performances and Jennifer Lawrence is awesome. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Inverno da Alma" ("Winter of the Soul")