Certain Women

Release date:October 14, 2016 (limited) Studio:IFC Films Director:Kelly Reichardt Screenwriter:Kelly Reichardt Starring:Michelle Williams, Laura Dern, Kristen Stewart, Lily Gladstone, Jared Harris Genre:Drama Plot Summary: One of America's foremost filmmakers, Kelly Reichardt ("Wendy and Lucy," "Meek's Cutoff") directs a remarkable ensemble cast led by Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern and newcomer Lily Gladstone in this stirring look at four women striving to forge their own paths amidst the wide-open plains of the American Northwest: a lawyer (Dern) who finds herself contending with both office sexism and a hostage situation; a wife and mother (Williams) whose determination to build her dream home puts her at odds with the men in her life; and a young law student (Stewart) who forms an ambiguous bond with a lonely ranch hand (radiant newcomer Lily Gladstone). As their stories intersect in subtle but powerful ways, a portrait emerges of flawed, but strong-willed individuals in the process of defining themselves.