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June 11, 2010

At the Movies: 'Winter's Bone' is a backwoods masterpiece

By DAVID GERMAIN
AP Movie Writer

The sober little indie gem “Winter's Bone” is a stellar alternative to the studio dreck that has given Hollywood a case of the box-office ho-hums right now.


WINTER'S BONE

Director: Debra Granik

Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Garret Dillahunt, Dale Dickey

Rating: R

Running time: 100 minutes

The tale of an indomitable Ozark Mountain teen determined to hold together her family and home, “Winter's Bone” is raw, real, understated, fiercely intense and surprisingly gentle and decent amid bursts of ferocity in the rural crime culture where the story's set.


 
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