In 1845, the earliest days of the Oregon Trail, a wagon train of three families hires mountain man Stephen Meek to guide them over the Cascade Mountains. Claiming to know a shortcut, Meek leads the group on an unmarked path across the high plain desert. Over the coming days, lost in the heat, the settlers face hunger, thirst and a lack of faith in each person's instincts for survival.

• 1 hr 42 min
• Directed by

  Kelly Reichardt
• Written by Jonathan Raymond

• Starring

  Shirley Henderson

  ,

  Bruce Greenwood

  ,

  Paul Dano

  ,

  Michelle Williams