Jessica Chastain leads this historical law reform drama from Emmy-nominated director Susanna White (Generation Kill) and Oscar-nominated writer Steven Knight (Locke).
In 1890,...
Jessica Chastain leads this historical law reform drama from Emmy-nominated director Susanna White (Generation Kill) and Oscar-nominated writer Steven Knight (Locke).
In 1890, Catherine Weldon, a painter from New York, travels to North Dakota to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull and becomes involved in the struggle of the Lakota people to get the Government respects their rights over the land where they live.
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59 %44 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
62 %372 reviewsAudience score rating
"The story never comes to convincing life..."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Woman Walks Ahead offers dimension to its leading lady, but holds its Native characters to the same old surface stereotypes."
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Variety
Variety"Solidly crafted and well shot, if basically unchallenging..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Listless but lustrously shot..."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"Woman Walks Ahead has some narrative issues but is ultimately a well-acted biographical drama."
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IGN
IGN"If it doesn't exactly feel revelatory or deeply explored as a historical document, it's still an intriguing story, capably told."
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly"Ridiculously romanticised and self-serving."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"(Chastain and Greyeyes) do what they can to breathe some emotional fire into an underwhelming and often predictable script."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"Weldon and Sitting Bull deserve better. So do we."
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Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair"Jessica Chastain and Michael Greyeyes bring smarts and chemistry to this worthy Western."
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Time Out
Time Out"One big falsehood."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling StoneWoman Walks Ahead | Details
- Rating
- R,
- Runtime
- 103
- Genre
- Drama, Western
- Country of origin
- UK, USA
