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Meek's Cutoff

Meek's Cutoff

The Road to Civilisation is Not Always Civilised.

20116.51h 43m

Overview

A group of settlers traveling through the Oregon High Desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.

Directed by Kelly Reichardt
Written by Jonathan Raymond
Produced by Elizabeth Cuthrell, Neil Kopp, Anish Savjani
Box Office0Revenue: $876K

Top Cast

Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams

Emily Tetherow

Bruce Greenwood

Bruce Greenwood

Stephen Meek

Will Patton

Will Patton

Soloman Tetherow

Zoe Kazan

Zoe Kazan

Millie Gately

Paul Dano

Paul Dano

Thomas Gately

Shirley Henderson

Shirley Henderson

Glory White

Neal Huff

Neal Huff

William White

Tommy Nelson

Tommy Nelson

Jimmy White

R

Rod Rondeaux

The Indian

Themes & Keywords

immigrantgoldterritorytreeconfidencethirstlanguage barrierbiblesettlerpride and vanitypatriarchynative americangetting lostfamily relationshipsoregon, usawater shortagesalt lake city, utahlanguage and communicationheld captiveleading mancovered wagonpioneerwild weststrangercolonialismracial stereotypeneo-westernmysterious strangermodern westernwoman directornative american captivecapturedoregon trailcolonial americaracial discriminationlack of confidencewaternative languageunited states of america (usa)whitefamiliespatriarchal societyanti-indigenous racism

About Meek's Cutoff

Meek's Cutoff is a western, drama film released in 2011 exploring themes of immigrant, gold, territory, tree, confidence, thirst. Directed by Kelly Reichardt, it stars Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Will Patton. A group of settlers traveling through the Oregon High Desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.

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