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'Winter In The Blood' film: A man's wild journey leads to finding himself
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Nov 4, 2014
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'Winter In The Blood' film: A man's wild journey leads to finding himself
Take Two speaks with Sherman Alexie, one of the producers of the film, who is also the author of books such as "Reservation Blues" and "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian."
The new film "Winter in the Blood" tells the story of a Native American man named Virgil living in Montana. Virgil's wife has left him. He's struggling with an alcohol addiction. And then he meets a guy at a bar who makes him a proposition.
The new film "Winter in the Blood" tells the story of a Native American man named Virgil living in Montana. Virgil's wife has left him. He's struggling with an alcohol addiction. And then he meets a guy at a bar who makes him a proposition.
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Take Two speaks with Sherman Alexie, one of the producers of the film, who is also the author of books such as "Reservation Blues" and "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian."

The new film "Winter in the Blood" tells the story of a Native American man named Virgil living in Montana.

Virgil's wife has left him. He's struggling with an alcohol addiction.

And then he meets a guy at a bar who makes him a proposition.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hBPIUWQTBI

The film's site offer a brief film synopsis:



Virgil First Raise embarks on a wild and darkly comic odyssey to retrieve his renegade wife— and the beloved rifle she stole. He ultimately finds: himself.

Take Two speaks with Sherman Alexie, one of the producers of the film, who is also the author of books such as "Reservation Blues" and "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian."