Nez Perce : Storm
Genre : Historical
Showrunner: Scott Cooper
Writer : Dwight Gallo
Cast: Adam Beach, Matthew Rhys, Martin Sensmeier, Forrest Goodluck, Julia Jones, Tatanka Means, Zahn McClarnon, Ben Schnetzer, Grace Dove, Lily Gladstone and William Belleau
Plot:1877. Storm clouds gather in the darkening sky above the Weippe Prairie. Strong gusts of wind blow throw the army camp. General Oliver O. Howard (Matthew Rhys) hands a message to a soldier. He tells him to wire ahead to Charles Rawn in the Bitterroot Valley. Warn him eight hundred Indians will be coming down out of the mountains. They should lock their doors, board their windows, and stay inside. Howard hands the soldier another envelope. This one is sealed. Howard tells the soldier to send this letter to General Sherman in Washington. The soldier climbs on his horse and gallops away. Howard watches him disappear into the dark sky. Captain David Perry (Ben Schnetzer) emerges behind Howard and says that the Nez Perce were going to surrender. Howard slowly turns toward him. Perry says they were going to surrender at White Bird Canyon. They were going to turn over the warriors who committed the raid on Norton's Ranch. The army fired first. Another strong gust of wind whips through the camp as thunder erupts. Howard watches the storm.
The Nez Perce hear the same thunder as they march through the heavy woods. A torrential downpour begins raining down upon them. The tribe keeps moving as the ground beneath them begins to soften. A large mudslide suddenly sweeps twenty Nez Perce down the hillside, slamming them into the trees, breaking their bones. Red Grizzly (Tatanka Means) rides past the injured Nez Perce, caring only for himself, he refuses to stop. Yellow Wolf (William Belleau) and Wahlitits (Forrest Goodluck) dismount and help the wounded as the rain continues to pound the earth. Chief Joseph (Adam Beach) watches a giant tree shake loose in the mud and fall to the ground with a great thud. He then gets an idea and tells Ollokot (Martin Sensmeier) they should push them all down. Ollokot stares at Joseph, confused.
In the morning, the sun is bright and beautiful after the previous night's storm. Howard follows the Bannock scouts into the forests of the Lolo Trail. They stop dead in their tracks when they see what Joseph and the Nez Perce have left in their wake. A Bloody Trail of fallen trees, boulders, and jagged branches obscure the path as far as the eye can see. Howard's men try to make their way through, but soon horses are breaking legs, stumbling, and tripping. One horse falls and impales itself on a jagged tree branch, letting out a harsh death scream.
The Nez Perce make a steep climb up the Bitterroot Mountains. Two of their pack mules suddenly fall to their deaths down a harrowing drop, but the tribe keeps climbing.
Howard's men use axes to cut their way through the trail, inching forward at a snail's pace. Howard looks back at the dying animals in their wake, noticing a literal trail of blood as far as the eye can see.
A bald eagle soars in blue skies above the Bitterroot Mountains. The Nez Perce move along the steep mountain ridge, stunning views in every direction. Joseph and his wife Springtime (Julia Jones) ride beside each other, staring at the horizon, ten thousand feet high. Springtime says the view is beautiful. Joseph looks at her, then nods. That afternoon, the tribe comes out of the mountains, descending towards the Bitterroot Valley. They see a small town, far in the distance, nestled between thick forest and rolling hills. Looking Glass (Zahn McClarnon) shouts to several members of the tribe that there should be no trouble with the whites of this area. They are not the enemy as they are not the ones who attacked them in Wallowa. Red Grizzly, riding nearby, looks over at Looking Glass and says he is as foolish as Joseph. All whites are the enemy. Looking Glass doesn't respond. Red Grizzly rides on ahead.
The small town is empty. Buildings are boarded up. Everything is completely still. People have locked themselves indoors, crammed close together, nervously waiting for the Indians to arrive. Far in the distance, the Nez Perce come into view. The tribe pours into town like a great flood, filling the street. People watch with amazement as hundreds of Indians fly past their windows and pass through the town. A saloon owner stands on his balcony and watches the tribe move beneath him like a herd. Prostitutes peek out their bedroom windows with curious smiles on their tired faces. Joseph rides down the street, making eye contact with those who stare at him. The remaining tribe members pass through the town. Residents come outside to watch as the tribe disappears into the distance.
The Nez Perce tribe rests in a nearby valley after a long day's march. Oyema (Lily Gladstone) sits quietly by herself. The old women of the tribe approach. Oyema looks up and begins to struggle as the women take hold of her. They tear off her shirt and force her expel the breast milk from her body. Oyema begins sobbing. Those nearby watch with sympathy, knowing it must be done. The old women bind Oyema's breasts with thick strips of canvas, then they stand and leave, one at a time. Oyema remains on the ground, sobbing. Fairland (Grace Dove) kneels beside her and gently strokes Oyema's hair. Nearby Yellow Wolf watches, not sure what to do.
Looking Glass walks through the camp when he discovers a few warriors with some store bought goods. He asks where they got them. The warriors stay silent. Looking Glass steps closer and asks again. Inside a store, a mother hides beneath the counter with her two daughters in the ransacked store. Her husband, the store owner, peers out of the shattered windows with a shotgun in his hands. Out the window Looking Glass comes into view. He is riding towards the store with five Appaloosa ponies in tow. The store owner tells his wife and kids to stay down and levels the shotgun, preparing to fire. Looking Glass puts the ponies in the corral and then marks each of them with the store owner's branding iron. He then climbs onto his own horse and rides away. The store owner lowers his gun, stunned.
The afternoon sun casts long, harsh shadows across the Bitterroot Valley. Settlers kneel beside their children on the high bluffs and watch the long Nez Perce train march into the twilight. A little girl waves at the tribe. A distant warrior waves back. The tribe keeps moving, deeper into Montana.
The Nez Perce hear the same thunder as they march through the heavy woods. A torrential downpour begins raining down upon them. The tribe keeps moving as the ground beneath them begins to soften. A large mudslide suddenly sweeps twenty Nez Perce down the hillside, slamming them into the trees, breaking their bones. Red Grizzly (Tatanka Means) rides past the injured Nez Perce, caring only for himself, he refuses to stop. Yellow Wolf (William Belleau) and Wahlitits (Forrest Goodluck) dismount and help the wounded as the rain continues to pound the earth. Chief Joseph (Adam Beach) watches a giant tree shake loose in the mud and fall to the ground with a great thud. He then gets an idea and tells Ollokot (Martin Sensmeier) they should push them all down. Ollokot stares at Joseph, confused.
In the morning, the sun is bright and beautiful after the previous night's storm. Howard follows the Bannock scouts into the forests of the Lolo Trail. They stop dead in their tracks when they see what Joseph and the Nez Perce have left in their wake. A Bloody Trail of fallen trees, boulders, and jagged branches obscure the path as far as the eye can see. Howard's men try to make their way through, but soon horses are breaking legs, stumbling, and tripping. One horse falls and impales itself on a jagged tree branch, letting out a harsh death scream.
The Nez Perce make a steep climb up the Bitterroot Mountains. Two of their pack mules suddenly fall to their deaths down a harrowing drop, but the tribe keeps climbing.
Howard's men use axes to cut their way through the trail, inching forward at a snail's pace. Howard looks back at the dying animals in their wake, noticing a literal trail of blood as far as the eye can see.
A bald eagle soars in blue skies above the Bitterroot Mountains. The Nez Perce move along the steep mountain ridge, stunning views in every direction. Joseph and his wife Springtime (Julia Jones) ride beside each other, staring at the horizon, ten thousand feet high. Springtime says the view is beautiful. Joseph looks at her, then nods. That afternoon, the tribe comes out of the mountains, descending towards the Bitterroot Valley. They see a small town, far in the distance, nestled between thick forest and rolling hills. Looking Glass (Zahn McClarnon) shouts to several members of the tribe that there should be no trouble with the whites of this area. They are not the enemy as they are not the ones who attacked them in Wallowa. Red Grizzly, riding nearby, looks over at Looking Glass and says he is as foolish as Joseph. All whites are the enemy. Looking Glass doesn't respond. Red Grizzly rides on ahead.
The small town is empty. Buildings are boarded up. Everything is completely still. People have locked themselves indoors, crammed close together, nervously waiting for the Indians to arrive. Far in the distance, the Nez Perce come into view. The tribe pours into town like a great flood, filling the street. People watch with amazement as hundreds of Indians fly past their windows and pass through the town. A saloon owner stands on his balcony and watches the tribe move beneath him like a herd. Prostitutes peek out their bedroom windows with curious smiles on their tired faces. Joseph rides down the street, making eye contact with those who stare at him. The remaining tribe members pass through the town. Residents come outside to watch as the tribe disappears into the distance.
The Nez Perce tribe rests in a nearby valley after a long day's march. Oyema (Lily Gladstone) sits quietly by herself. The old women of the tribe approach. Oyema looks up and begins to struggle as the women take hold of her. They tear off her shirt and force her expel the breast milk from her body. Oyema begins sobbing. Those nearby watch with sympathy, knowing it must be done. The old women bind Oyema's breasts with thick strips of canvas, then they stand and leave, one at a time. Oyema remains on the ground, sobbing. Fairland (Grace Dove) kneels beside her and gently strokes Oyema's hair. Nearby Yellow Wolf watches, not sure what to do.
Looking Glass walks through the camp when he discovers a few warriors with some store bought goods. He asks where they got them. The warriors stay silent. Looking Glass steps closer and asks again. Inside a store, a mother hides beneath the counter with her two daughters in the ransacked store. Her husband, the store owner, peers out of the shattered windows with a shotgun in his hands. Out the window Looking Glass comes into view. He is riding towards the store with five Appaloosa ponies in tow. The store owner tells his wife and kids to stay down and levels the shotgun, preparing to fire. Looking Glass puts the ponies in the corral and then marks each of them with the store owner's branding iron. He then climbs onto his own horse and rides away. The store owner lowers his gun, stunned.
The afternoon sun casts long, harsh shadows across the Bitterroot Valley. Settlers kneel beside their children on the high bluffs and watch the long Nez Perce train march into the twilight. A little girl waves at the tribe. A distant warrior waves back. The tribe keeps moving, deeper into Montana.
Aucun commentaire:
Publier un commentaire