Robin Wright has played the likes of such iconic roles as a princess and the President of the United States.
And the Golden Globe winner recently took on her most impressive role yet, that of a director.
She fights for survival in the snowy wilderness as she stars in the trailer for her feature directorial debut Land, which premieres February 12 in theaters.
Survival drama: Robin Wright fights for survival in the snowy wilderness as she stars in the trailer for her feature directorial debut Land, which premieres February 12 in theaters
Escaping trauma: The 54-year-old stars as Edee Holzer, a lawyer who faces a near-death experience after escaping to the wilderness in the wake of a personal tragedy
The 54-year-old stars as Edee Holzer, a lawyer who faces a near-death experience after escaping to the wilderness in the wake of a personal tragedy.
In the trailer, the grieving woman heads off with a U-Haul in tow, as it reveals flashbacks of her watching an hourglass in a chic therapist’s office.
‘Edie, how are you feeling right now? What are you feeling?’ the doctor asks, as Wright’s voiceover plays: ‘That it’s really difficult to be around people, because they just want me to be better.’
It plays over shots of her loading the trailer, checking off a list and arriving at an isolated cabin in the mountains.
On the road: In the trailer, the grieving woman heads off with a U-Haul in tow, as it reveals flashbacks of her watching an hourglass in a chic therapist’s office
In therapy: ‘Edie, how are you feeling right now? What are you feeling?’ the doctor asks, as Wright’s voiceover plays: ‘That it’s really difficult to be around people, because they just want me to be better’
Cabin living: It plays over shots of her loading the trailer, checking off a list and arriving at an isolated cabin in the mountains
Happy memories: There’s quick glimpse of a little boy, who appears to be her (likely dead) son, before a montage of her settling into her mountain woman routine, framed with other shots of her once-happy family
Nasty winter: Wright gets cornered by a bear, while braving a nasty blizzard, which forces her to burn pages of her book for warmth
Mental breakdown: A storm breaks out both literally and metaphorically, as the protagonist experiences a mental and physical breakdown, leaving her on the break of death
Brink of death: Fortunately, she’s discovered curled up and frozen on the floor of her cabin, thanks to a passing hunter (Demián Bichir), with whom she forms a bond, as he helps guide her back to health
There’s quick glimpse of a little boy, who appears to be her (likely dead) son, before a montage of her settling into her mountain woman routine, framed with other shots of her once-happy family.
A local warns her, ‘it’s not a good idea to be out here without a vehicle,’ as it shows her struggling to chop wood in the snow.
Wright gets cornered by a bear, while braving a nasty blizzard, which forces her to burn pages of her book for warmth.
A storm breaks out both literally and metaphorically, as the protagonist experiences a mental and physical breakdown, leaving her on the break of death.
Fortunately, she’s discovered curled up and frozen on the floor of her cabin, thanks to a passing hunter (Demián Bichir), with whom she forms a bond, as he helps guide her back to health.
‘I’m not running from anyone. I’m not hiding. I’m here because I choose to be,’ the leading lady explains over some dramatic violin, as clips of her family flashbacks play with some of her regaining her energy.
Not running: ‘I’m not running from anyone. I’m not hiding. I’m here because I choose to be,’ the leading lady explains over some dramatic violin, as clips of her family flashbacks play with some of her regaining her energy
Important skills: The handsome stranger then offers to teach her how to trap and hunt, promising the recluse: ‘And then you won’t see me anymore’
Alien invasion: ‘Can we agree that you not bring any news of life elsewhere?’ she asks, to which he charmingly responds: ‘What if aliens land here?’
Shared experience: It’s revealed that his wife and daughter died in a car accident, as they continue to bond, her telling him: ‘I know I’d be more lonely there than here’
Puppy love: As she finally masters chopping wood, cleaning fish and bathing in a shabby chic outdoor bathtub, her cabin life seems perfect, complete with a trusty canine companion
The handsome stranger then offers to teach her how to trap and hunt, promising the recluse: ‘And then you won’t see me anymore.’
‘Can we agree that you not bring any news of life elsewhere?’ she asks, to which he charmingly responds: ‘What if aliens land here?’
It’s revealed that his wife and daughter died in a car accident, as they continue to bond, her telling him: ‘I know I’d be more lonely there than here.’
As she finally masters chopping wood, cleaning fish and bathing in a shabby chic outdoor bathtub, her cabin life seems perfect, complete with a trusty canine companion.
There appears to be more life-endangering drama in store, as she falls off a short cliff and appears to get washed away in a strong tide, all set to some equally dramatic music, while the hunter asks: ‘Have you thought about what you want your life to be now?’
Wright premieres her directorial debut January 31 at Sundance Film Festival, followed by a February 12 theatrical release.
Directorial debut: Wright premieres her directorial debut January 31 at Sundance Film Festival, followed by a February 12 theatrical release