Little Woods
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About the film
For years, Ollie has illicitly helped the struggling residents of her North Dakota oil boomtown access Canadian health care and medication. When the authorities catch on, she plans to abandon her crusade, only to be dragged in even deeper after a desperate plea for help from her sister.
Genre
Drama
Runtime
1h 45m
Released
2018
Director
Nia DaCosta
Writer
Nia DaCosta
Crew
Nia DaCosta
Cast
Lily James, Tessa Thompson, Luke Kirby
Awards & recognition
Denver International Film Festival
Winner American Independent Award
Fargo Film Festival
Winner Best Narrative Feature
Gasparilla International Film Festival
Winner Best Performance
Heartland Film
Winner Truly Moving Picture Award
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What people are saying
‘Less relentlessly bleak than Winter's Bone, which along with Frozen River is an obvious inspiration here, the life-on-the-margins drama makes a fine, tense vehicle for Tessa Thompson, who in the last few years has stood out in a variety of genres.‘
John DeFore
The Hollywood Reporter
‘Under DaCosta’s sure, steady direction, Little Woods belongs with movies like “Frozen River” (2008), “Winter’s Bone” (2010), “Wind River” (2017), and last year’s “Leave No Trace” — dramas about overlooked communities that ache with empathetic detail. The movie steers clear of polemics, though, and puts its faith in its characters, specifically the exhausted, unbreakable bond of sisterhood that unites these siblings.‘
Ty Burr
Boston Globe