WINTER'S BONE is a chilling portrayal of the search for truth buried deep beneath the bitter reality of rural poverty in America. Haunting in its authenticity, director and co-writer Debra Granik's film is part Ozarks gothic, part Shakespearean tragedy, and all American independent filmmaking. Jennifer Lawrence creates one of America's strongest female protagonists of the year with a wondrous debut performance as a woman on a relentless quest to provide a future for her family.