Meek's Cutoff

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Synopsis: Meek's Cutoff, from acclaimed director Kelly Reichardt, is a stark and poetic drama set in 1845, the earliest days of the treacherous Oregon Trail. A wagon train of three families has hired mountain man Stephen Meek to guide them over the Cascade Mountains. Claiming to know a shortcut, Meek leads the group to an unmarked path across the high plain desert, only to become lost in the dry rock and sage. Over the coming days, the emigrants must face the scourges of hunger, thirst, and their own lack of faith in each others instincts for survival. When a Native American wanderer crosses their path, the emigrants are torn between their trust in a guide who has proven himself unreliable and a man who has always been seen as their natural enemy.

Directed By:	Kelly Reichardt	Genre:	Drama / Western
Cast:	Paul Dano, Bruce Greenwood, Shirley Henderson, Zoe Kazan, Will Patton, Michelle Williams	Year of Production:	2010