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The North Carolina mountains at the end of the 1920s - George and Serena Pemberton, love-struck newly-weds, begin to build a timber empire. Serena soon proves herself to be equal to any man: overseeing loggers, hunting rattle-snakes, even saving a man’s life in the wilderness. With power and influence now in their hands, the Pembertons refuse to let anyone stand in the way of their inflated love and ambitions. However, once Serena discovers George’s hidden past and faces an unchangeable fate of her own, the Pemberton’s passionate marriage begins to unravel leading toward a dramatic reckoning.
 
DIRECTOR SUSANNE BIER
PRODUCERS NICK WECHSLER
SUSANNE BIER STEVE SCHWARTZ
PAULA MAE SCHWARTZ
TODD WAGNER
RON HALPERN
BEN COSGROVE
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER PETER McALEESE
MARK CUBAN
OLIVIER COURSON
WRITER CHRISTOPHER KYLE
based on the book by
RON RASH
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY MORTON SOBORG
ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY MICHAEL SNYMANSUPERVISING EDITOR PERNILLE BECH
CHRISTENSEN
MAT NEWMAN
PRODUCTION DESIGNER RICHARD BRIDGLAND
COSTUME DESIGNER SIGNE SEJLUND
MAKE-UP AND HAIR DESIGNER GRAHAM JOHNSTON
SOUND RECORDIST TOMAS BELOHRADSKY
CASTING DIRECTOR JINA JAY
MUSIC JOHAN SODERQVIST
MUSIC SUPERVISOR SUSAN JACOBS
BRADLEY COOPER – Pemberton
JENNIFER LAWRENCE – Serena
RHYS IFANS – Galloway
TOBY JONES – Sheriff McDowell
DAVID DENCIK – Buchanan
SEAN HARRIS – Campbell
ANA ULARU – Rachel
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“Fascinating, marked by courageous performances and exquisite production values. Lawrence looks every inch the Golden Age siren and makes good on her proven chemistry with Cooper, who acquits himself with stoic intelligence with flourishes of Clark Gable bravado.” – Guy Lodge, Variety
“Lawrence brings her A-game, giving us a performance of fierce, bladed intensity. Featuring tension, violence, sweeping mountain locations, and jazz-age costumes that are duly removed for sizzling scenes of a sexual nature.” – Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
“Impressive performances, striking production design and lustrous cinematography.” – Mark Adams, Screen
“Lawrence plays her role like a virtuoso violinist; sweeping, soaring and cracking with elegiac grace.” – Mark Kermode, The Observer
“Handsome and entertaining. A sumptuous costume drama, with another terrific performance from Lawrence.” – Andy Lee, Daily Star
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