Virgil First Raise wakes with a shiner and a hangover in a roadside ditch on the stark but beautiful plains of Montana. Only when Virgil seeks the counsel of an old blind man named Yellow Calf does he grasp the truth of his origins and begin to thaw the ice in his veins.
Winter in the Blood
- Directors: Alex J. Smith, Andrew Smith
- Writers: Alex J. Smith, Andrew Smith
- Cast: Chaske Spencer, David Morse, Gary Farmer
- Production Companies: Ranchwater Films (presents); Kitefliers Studios (in association with)
- Associate Producers: Voodoo Cowboy Entertainment
- Release Date: June 14, 2013
- Film Location: Montana, USA
Press
Where I Shot It: Alex and Andrew Smith on How Setting Can Be Its Own Character
October 28, 2015 | Indiewire
On the Set: It’s Taken a State to Make ‘Winter in the Blood’
September 11, 2011 | Los Angeles Times
