Winter 's Bone - wikipedia Winter 's Bone Winter 's Bone Theatrical release poster Directed by Debra Granik Produced by Anne Rosellini Alix Madigan - Yorkin Screenplay by Debra Granik Anne Rosellini Based on Winter 's Bone by Daniel Woodrell Starring Jennifer Lawrence John Hawkes Kevin Breznahan Dale Dickey Garret Dillahunt Sheryl Lee Tate Taylor Music by Dickon Hinchliffe Cinematography Michael McDonough Edited by Affonso Gonçalves Production companies Anonymous Content Winter 's Bone Productions Distributed by Roadside Attractions Release date January 21, 2010 ( 2010 - 01 - 21 ) ( Sundance ) June 11, 2010 ( 2010 - 06 - 11 ) ( United States ) Running time 100 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $2 million Box office $16.1 million Winter 's Bone is a 2010 American mystery drama film directed by Debra Granik, and adapted by Granik and Anne Rosellini from the 2006 novel of the same name by Daniel Woodrell. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence as a teenage girl in the rural Ozarks of Missouri who, to protect her family from eviction, must locate her missing father. The film explores the interrelated themes of close and distant family ties, the power and speed of gossip, self - sufficiency, and poverty as they are changed by the pervasive underworld of illegal meth labs. Winter 's Bone won several awards, including the Grand Jury Prize : Dramatic Film at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. It also received 4 Academy Award nominations : Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actress for Lawrence and Best Supporting Actor for John Hawkes. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 3.1 Critical response 3.2 Top ten lists 3.3 Box office 3.4 Accolades 4 References 5 External links Plot Seventeen - year - old Ree Dolly looks after her mentally ill mother, twelve - year - old brother Sonny and six - year - old sister Ashlee in the rural Ozarks of Missouri. She makes sure her siblings eat and teaches them basic survival skills like hunting and cooking. The family is destitute. Ree 's father, Jessup, has not been home for a long time ; his whereabouts are unknown. He is out on bail following an arrest for manufacturing `` crank ''. Sheriff Baskin tells Ree that if her father does not appear for his court date, they will lose the house because it was put up as part of his bond. Ree sets out to find her father. She starts with her meth - addicted uncle Teardrop and continues to more distant kin, eventually trying to talk to the local crime boss, Thump Milton. Milton refuses to see her ; the only information Ree comes up with are warnings to leave the situation alone and stories that Jessup died in a meth lab fire or skipped town to avoid the trial. When Jessup fails to appear for the trial, the bondsman comes looking for him and tells Ree that she has about a week before the house and land are seized. Ree tells him that Jessup must be dead, because `` Dollys do n't run. '' He tells her that she must provide proof that her father is dead to avoid the bond being forfeited. Ree tries to go see Milton again and is severely beaten by the women of his family. Teardrop shows up and rescues Ree, promising her attackers that she will not say anything or cause more trouble. Teardrop tells Ree that her father was killed because he was going to inform on other meth cookers, but he does not know who killed him. He warns her that if she ever finds out who did, she must not tell him, implying that, if he found out, he would go and kill that person. A few nights later, the same Milton women who beat Ree come to her house and offer to take her to `` ( her ) daddy 's bones. '' The women place a burlap sack on her head and drive her to a pond, where they row to the shallow area where her father 's submerged body lies. They tell Ree to reach into the water and grasp her father 's hands so they can cut them off with a chainsaw ; the severed arms will serve as proof of death for the authorities. Ree takes the hands to the sheriff, telling him that someone flung them onto the porch of her house. The bondsman gives Ree the cash portion of the bond, which was put up by an anonymous associate of Jessup. Ree tries to give Jessup 's banjo to Teardrop, but he tells her to keep it at the house for him. As he is leaving, he tells her that he now knows who killed her father. Ree reassures Sonny and Ashlee that she will never leave them. As the three of them are sitting on the stairs of the porch, Ashlee goes and gets the banjo and starts to play - showing a natural affinity for it. Cast Jennifer Lawrence as Ree Dolly John Hawkes as Teardrop Dolly Dale Dickey as Merab Garret Dillahunt as Sheriff Baskin Lauren Sweetser as Gail Shelley Waggener as Sonya Kevin Breznahan as Little Arthur Ashlee Thompson as Ashlee Dolly Tate Taylor as Mike Satterfield, the bondsman Sheryl Lee as April Cody Shiloh Brown as Floyd Isaiah Stone as Sonny Dolly Reception Critical response Winter 's Bone received widespread critical acclaim, with Jennifer Lawrence 's performance being universally lauded. The film has an approval rating of 94 % on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 165 reviews with an average score of 8.3 / 10. The website 's critical consensus states : `` Bleak, haunting, and yet still somehow hopeful, Winter 's Bone is writer - director Debra Granik 's best work yet -- and it boasts an incredible, starmaking performance from Jennifer Lawrence. '' The film also has a score of 90 out of 100 on Metacritic based on reviews from 38 critics indicating `` universal acclaim ''. Roger Ebert gave the film 4 out of 4 stars, praising Lawrence 's steely `` hope and courage '' that remains optimistic despite her tribulations, and calling attention to Granik 's direction that avoids passing moral judgement on the characters or descending into stereotypes. Reviewer Peter Travers found the film `` unforgettable '', writing in Rolling Stone, `` Granik handles this volatile, borderline horrific material with unblinking ferocity and feeling... In Lawrence, Granik has found just the right young actress to inhabit Ree. Her performance is more than acting, it 's a gathering storm. '' Critic James Berardinelli said that `` Winter 's Bone is a welcome reminder that thrillers do n't have to be loud and boisterous to grab the attention and keep it captive. '' David Edelstein wrote in New York magazine, `` For all the horror, it 's the drive toward life, not the decay, that lingers in the mind. As a modern heroine, Ree Dolly has no peer, and Winter 's Bone is the year 's most stirring film. '' New Yorker critic David Denby called Winter 's Bone `` one of the great feminist works in film ''. The A.V. Club put the film at No. 1 on their list of the best movies of the year. Top ten lists 1st -- David Edelstein, New York 1st -- The A.V. Club 1st -- Keith Phipps, The A.V. Club 1st -- David Germain, Associated Press 1st -- Anne Thompson, Indiewire 1st -- David Fear, Time Out New York 1st -- Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle 2nd -- David Ansen, Newsweek 2nd -- Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times 2nd -- Noel Murray and Scott Tobias, The A.V. Club 3rd -- Christy Lemire, Associated Press 3rd -- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly 3rd -- Eric Kohn, Indiewire 5th -- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun - Times 5th -- Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York 6th -- Tasha Robinson, The A.V. Club 9th -- Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter 9th -- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone 10th -- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times 10th -- Claudia Puig, USA Today 10th -- Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor Top 10 ( listed alphabetically ) -- Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal Top 10 ( listed alphabetically ) -- David Denby and Anthony Lane The New Yorker Top 10 ( listed alphabetically ) -- Carrie Rickey and Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer Top 10 ( listed alphabetically ) -- Rick Groen and Liam Lacey The Globe and Mail Box office Winter 's Bone debuted in cinemas on June 11, 2010 in a limited release in 4 theaters and grossed `` a hearty '' $84,797, with an average of $21,199 per theater and ranking # 35 at the box office. The film 's subsequent outing and expansion to 39 theaters earned $351,317, with an average of $9,008 per theater. The film 's distributors Roadside Attractions aimed, concurrently with New York, Los Angeles and Boston, at `` heartland cities '' such as Minneapolis, Overland Park, St. Louis, Springfield, Dallas and Denver, which eventually all attracted significant audiences, surpassing New York 's. According to the distributor, `` the filmmakers had always wanted to deliver the movie to the people who helped them make it ''. The film was in cinemas for over 45 weeks and ultimately earned $6,531,503 domestically and $9,600,048 internationally for a total of $16,131,551, surpassing its $2 million budget. Accolades Further information : List of accolades received by Winter 's Bone The film won the Grand Jury Prize : Dramatic Film and the Best Screenplay Award at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. It also received two awards at the 2010 Berlin Film Festival in Germany and at the 2010 Stockholm International Film Festival, it won the awards for Best Film, Best Actress ( Lawrence ) and the Fipresci Prize. Winter 's Bone also won Best Feature and Best Ensemble Performance at the 2010 Gotham Awards and it earned seven nominations at the 2010 Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actress. References Jump up ^ `` Winter 's Bone ''. Box Office Mojo. Jump up ^ `` Winter 's Bone ( 2010 ) ''. The Numbers. Retrieved March 25, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Winter 's Bone ( 2010 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved April 23, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Winter 's Bone Reviews ''. Metacritic. CBS Interactivw. Retrieved July 25, 2010. Jump up ^ Ebert, Roger ( 2010 ). `` Winter 's Bone ''. Retrieved 30 Jan 2013. Jump up ^ Travers, Peter ( June 3, 2010 ). `` Winter 's Bone ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 25, 2010. Jump up ^ Berardinelli, James. `` Winter 's Bone ''. reelviews.net. Retrieved February 7, 2011. Jump up ^ Edelstein, David ( June 6, 2010 ). `` Ozark Gothic ''. New York Magazine. Retrieved July 25, 2010. Jump up ^ Denby, David ( July 5, 2010 ). `` Thrills and Chills ''. The New Yorker. Retrieved 2011 - 02 - 01. Jump up ^ Noel Murray ; Keith Phipps ; Nathan Rabin ; Tasha Robinson ; Scott Tobias ( December 16, 2010 ). `` The best films of 2010 ''. The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 17, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Winter 's Bone Heats Up in the Heartland '' Wall Street Journal, June 27, 2010 Jump up ^ `` Winter 's Bone ( 2010 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 25, 2012. Jump up ^ Zeitchik, Steven ( January 31, 2010 ). `` ' Winter 's Bone ' wins grand jury prize for drama at Sundance ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 30, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Winners 2010 -- Stockholms filmfestival ''. stockholmfilmfestival.se. Stockholm International Film Festival. Retrieved 2010 - 11 - 28. Jump up ^ Ryzik, Melena ( November 29, 2010 ). `` ' Winter 's Bone ' Dominates at Gothams ''. New York Times. Retrieved November 30, 2010. Jump up ^ Tourtellotte, Bob ( November 30, 2010 ). `` ' Winter 's Bone, ' ' Kids ' come up big at Spirit Awards ''. Reuters. Retrieved November 30, 2010. External links Wikiquote has quotations related to : Winter 's Bone Official website Winter 's Bone on IMDb Winter 's Bone at Rotten Tomatoes Winter 's Bone at Metacritic Winter 's Bone at AllMovie Winter 's Bone at Box Office Mojo Interview with John Hawkes ( `` Teardrop '' ) at Quietearth.us Interview with Jennifer Lawrence ( `` Ree Dolly '' ) on YouTube Moon, Michael and Colin Talley. `` Life in a Shatter Zone : Debra Granik 's Film Winter 's Bone. '' Southern Spaces, December 6, 2010. 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Question: where does the movie winter's bone take place
Answer: in the rural Ozarks of Missouri