The Wind

2018
15
1h 28m

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

10K

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Lizzy (Caitlin Gerard) is a tough, resourceful frontierswoman settling a remote stretch of land on the 19th-century American frontier. Isolated from civilization in a desolate wilderness where the wind never stops howling, she begins to sense a sinister presence that seems to be borne of the land itself, an overwhelming dread that her husband (Ashley Zukerman) dismisses as superstition. When a newlywed couple arrives on a nearby homestead, their presence amplifies Lizzy's fears, setting into motion a shocking chain of events.

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Folk Horror Suspense Mystery Drama Horror Mystery Thriller Western

A plains-woman faces the harshness and isolation of the untamed land in the Western frontier of the late 1800s.A plains-woman faces the harshness and isolation of the untamed land in the Western frontier of the late 1800s.A plains-woman faces the harshness and isolation of the untamed land in the Western frontier of the late 1800s.

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IMDb RATING

5.6/10

10K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations total

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The Wind - Official Trailer

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The Wind - Official Trailer

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The Wind: Wolves

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The Wind: Godfearing Woman

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The Wind: It's Coming For Me

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The Wind: Knock At The Door

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Trivia
The character Emma seems to enjoy Gothic literature. Among the books from her collection that read aloud at various points in the film are Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Ann Radcliffe's The Mysteries of Udolpho.

Goofs
The cabin that the couple lives in is far too luxurious (by the standards of that time and place) to be credible. Multiple glass windows, multiple glass lamps (that use kerosene, which in turn has to be bought at the store many days away in town), multiple feather pillows, doors with real hinges instead of leather strips: all of this indicated more wealth than the couple could have earned from their farm. And a non-wealthy couple wouldn't have been living out there.

Quotes
Lizzy Macklin: I don't suspect God has much business out here.

Connections
Featured in Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)

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Featured review

8/10

Excellent slow burning Indie horror.

The Wind flirts with some interesting themes about postpartum depression, female jealousy, hallucinatory paranoia, and hellfire possession. It's not about history, or pioneer life, or bloodthirsty ghosts. It's about a loneliness so overwhelming that it becomes terrifying. This excellent is indie horror .