Afterherfather’sviolentdeath,NativeAmericanteenagerMargoCranefleesdownMichigan’sStarkRiverinsearchofherestrangedmother.Ontheway,sheencountersallies,enemies,danger,andthebeautyofnature,allwhilecomingtogripswithherpastandherownidentity.AMidwesternGothiccoming-of-agefablesetalongtheriverbanks,Chicagomusician-filmmakerHaroulaRose’sdebutfeatureisanevocativemarriageofWinter’sBoneandHuckleberryFinn.
