The Revenant

*"For as long as you can still grab a breath, you fight. You breathe... keep breathing."*

## Chronological Information

### Timeline

1823

***The Revenant*** is a 2015 American Western action drama film directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. The screenplay by Mark L. Smith and Iñárritu is based in part on Michael Punke's 2002 novel *The Revenant*, which describes frontiersman Hugh Glass's experiences in 1823, and which is based on the 1915 poem *The Song of Hugh Glass*. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy.

In August 2001, Akiva Goldsman purchased Punke's manuscript. Iñárritu signed on to direct *The Revenant* in August 2011; in April 2014, after several delays due to other projects, Iñárritu confirmed that he was beginning work on it and that DiCaprio had the lead role. Principal photography began in October 2014. Location and crew concerns delayed production from May to August 2015.

*The Revenant* premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California on December 16, 2015. It had a limited release on December 25 and a wide release on January 8, 2016. It was a blockbuster, grossing $533 million worldwide. It received critical acclaim, with praise for the performances, particularly for DiCaprio and Hardy, Iñárritu's direction, and Lubezki's cinematography; however, some criticism went to its runtime.

It won three Golden Globe Awards and five BAFTA Awards, including Best Film at both ceremonies. At the 88th Academy Awards, the film received 12 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor (Hardy). It won the Academy Awards for Best Director (Iñárritu, his second consecutive in that category), Best Actor (DiCaprio, his first after 5 previous nominations), and Best Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki, his third consecutive in that category). DiCaprio also won the Golden Globe Award, the Screen Actors Guild Award, the BAFTA Award, and the Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor.

## Story Summary

### 1823

* Captain Andrew Henry's Trappers are attacked by an Arikara war party in search of the Chief's kidnapped daughter, Powaqa. The majority of workers are killed, while a few including Glass and his son, escape on a boat.
* Glass advises that they disembark from the boat and chart a new course to Fort Kiowa on foot.
* The surviving crew let the boat loose and begin a week long journey on foot.
* Glass is attacked by a bear, leaving him on the brink of survival.
* The company attempt to take Glass with them as they continue their journey.
* Unable to proceed while carrying Glass, Henry gives Fitzgerald a $300 reward if he remains with Jim and Hawk to care for class until his death, and provide him a suitable burial.
* Henry and company continue their journey.
* Fitzgerald attempts to strangle Glass to more quickly claim his reward, but he is spotted and stopped by Hawk.
* Hawk is killed, stabbed by Fitzgerald.
* Fitzgerald forces Jim to abandon Glass, lying to him about Arikara in the area.
* Glass brings himself out of the grave Fitzgerald left him for dead in.
* Glass begins the journey to Fort Kiowa, where he plans to kill Fitzgerald.
* Glass is forced to cauterize his wounds and feast on bone marrow of deceased animals to survive.
* Glass is almost caught by an Arikara hunting party, but escapes by allowing a river to pull him away.
* Hikuc finds Glass, discovering the trapper with his injuries. He agrees to ride with Glass.
* Hikuc heals Glass to the best of his ability.
* Hikuc is found and killed by a French trading party while Glass rests in a wooden shelter.
* Glass discovers Hikuc hanging from a tree, soon after finding the French traders responsible.
* Glass finds Powaqa while trying to steal a horse from the French. He helps Powaqa escape, allowing her to castrate Toussaint. Glass is forced to flee on horseback while Powaqa runs away into the forest.

### 1824

* Glass falls from a cliff while running from Arikara. His horse is killed.
* Glass uses the carcass of his horse to keep warm and rest.
* The French are killed by Arikara.
* A surviving frenchman finds his way to Fort Kiowa, carrying the flask that Glass carried and dropped at the French camp.
* Recognizing the flask, Captain Henry sends out a search party for Hawk, thinking he could have survived.
* Fitzgerald takes the opportunity to rob Henry's safe and flee Fort Kiowa.
* The search party finds Glass.
* Henry orders Jim Bridger to be taken prisoner while he rushes back to Fort Kiowa to arrest Fitzgerald, finding him already gone.
* Glass reveals the truth to Henry.
* Glass and Henry embark on a hunt for Fitzgerald.
* Andrew Henry is killed by Fitzgerald.
* Glass finds and chases down Fitzgerald.
* Glass nearly kills Fitzgerald, but instead chooses to leave revenge in the god's hands.
* Glass sends Fitzgerald downstream where he is caught by Arikara, who scalp and kill him.