Woman Walks Ahead is a 2017 American biographical drama Western film directed by Susanna White and written by Steven Knight. The film is the story of Caroline Weldon (Jessica Chastain), a portrait painter who travels from New York to Dakota to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull (Michael Greyeyes) in 1890. Chaske Spencer and Sam Rockwell also star.
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival September 10, 2017. It was released through DirecTV Cinema on May 31, 2018, before being released in a limited release on June 29, 2018, by A24.
Premise
Caroline Weldon, a portrait painter from 1890s Brooklyn, travels to Dakota to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull and becomes embroiled in the Lakota peoples’ struggle over the rights to their land.
Cast
Jessica Chastain as Caroline Weldon, Sitting Bull’s confidante and adviser
Michael Greyeyes as Sitting Bull
Sam Rockwell as Colonel Silas Grove
Ciarán Hinds as James McLaughlin, an Indian agent
Michael Nouri as Karl Valentine
Chaske Spencer as Chaska, a local lawman
Bill Camp as General Cook
Rulan Tangen as Susan McLaughlin
Rachel Singer as Dry Goods Assistant
Louisa Krause as Loretta
Lyle Sandoval as Tracker
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