Hostiles Gold Box

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Hostiles is a 2017 American Western drama film written and directed by Scott Cooper, based on a story by Donald E. Stewart. It stars Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, Wes Studi, and Ben Foster; Stephen Lang, Jesse Plemons, Rory Cochrane, Adam Beach, Q’orianka Kilcher, Jonathan Majors, and Timothée Chalamet appear in supporting roles.

It follows a U.S. Army cavalry officer in 1892 who must escort a Cheyenne war chief and his family back to their home in Montana.

The film had its world premiere on September 2, 2017, at the Telluride Film Festival. It had a limited release in the United States by Entertainment Studios beginning December 22, 2017, before going wide on January 26, 2018. It received generally positive reviews from critics, but grossed just $35 million worldwide.

In the New Mexico Territory in 1892, settler Rosalee Quaid and her family are attacked by a Comanche war party, who kill her husband and three children. Rosalee escapes by hiding under a rock outcrop.

At Fort Berringer, soon-to-retire U.S. Army Captain Joseph Blocker is ordered by President Harrison to escort the cancer-stricken Cheyenne war chief Yellow Hawk and four members of his family back to their tribal lands in Montana. Blocker initially refuses, as Yellow Hawk and he are old enemies from the Great Sioux War of 1876, but accepts under the threat of court-martial and loss of his pension. Blocker sets out for Montana accompanied by his old friend, First Sergeant Thomas Metz, long-time aide Corporal Woodson, West Point newcomer Lieutenant Kidder, and a young private, Dejardin.

Blocker challenges Yellow Hawk to a knife fight, but he refuses. The group comes across the destroyed Quaid house and Rosalee’s dead husband. They find a traumatized Rosalee and her deceased children. After some convincing, Rosalee agrees to join the company until their next stop-over in Fort Winslow, Colorado. They are soon ambushed by the Comanche, who kill Dejardin and seriously injure Woodson before being forced to retreat. After the attack, Yellow Hawk persuades Blocker to unchain his family and him so they can help. The following day, three dead Comanches are discovered, and Blocker correctly deduces that Yellow Hawk and his son Black Hawk snuck out of camp and killed them overnight.

At Fort Winslow, the group drops off the wounded Woodson, and Blocker arranges for Rosalee to stay with the fort’s commander, but she chooses to remain with the group. Blocker is asked to bring disgraced Sergeant Philip Wills to be hanged for having deserted from Fort Pierce and murdered a Native family. Two members of the fort, Corporal Thomas and Sergeant Malloy, join Blocker’s company to oversee Wills, who chastises Blocker and the Natives.

Near camp, the chief’s daughter-in-law Elk Woman and Rosalee are abducted and raped by three fur traders. The group hunts down and kills the culprits. Malloy is killed in the fight. The next night, Metz walks into a downpour and begins to express guilt for his past actions against the Natives, leaving Blocker concerned. He asks for mercy from Chief Yellow Hawk before returning to his tent. Meanwhile, Wills feigns illness, allowing him to kill Kidder and escape. Blocker is awakened by Wills killing Kidder and wounds Wills as he escapes. Metz chases after him against Blocker’s orders.

The next day, the group finds their bodies with Metz still clutching a gun in his hand following his own suicide. A devastated Blocker is consoled by Rosalee. They travel farther north as Yellow Hawk’s condition continues to deteriorate. Blocker makes peace with the chief for the hardships they have inflicted upon one another over the years.

Yellow Hawk dies just as the group arrives at the tribal lands in Montana, where he is buried. As Blocker and others prepare to leave, a rancher and his three sons arrive and declare that they own the land, and order Blocker and the rest of the group to leave with the chief’s body. Blocker informs them of the president’s orders, only to be threatened at gunpoint. Blocker refuses, and a shootout ensues. Black Hawk, Living Woman, Elk Woman, and Corporal Thomas are killed and buried next to the chief.

Rosalee decides to take Black Hawk’s orphan son, Little Bear, with her to Chicago. At the train station, the two thank and bid an emotional farewell to Blocker. He hands Little Bear a gift – a book about Julius Caesar. As the train departs, Blocker decides to step aboard.

• Christian Bale, as Capt. Joseph J. Blocker, a veteran of the Indian Wars.
• Rosamund Pike, as Rosalee Quaid, a widow who joins Blocker’s detail after the murder of her family by Comanches.
• Wes Studi, as Chief Yellow Hawk, an imprisoned and sickly Cheyenne leader being taken home to die, and the father of Black Hawk and Living Woman.
• Jesse Plemons, as Lt. Rudy Kidder, a fresh West Point graduate, part of the detail to escort Yellow Hawk home.
• Adam Beach, as Black Hawk, Yellow Hawk’s son and Elk Woman’s husband.
• Rory Cochrane, as 1st Sgt. Thomas Metz, a Confederate veteran who is now in the United States Cavalry. He is war-weary and is among Blocker’s oldest friends, part of the detail to escort Yellow Hawk home.
• Peter Mullan, as Lt. Col. Ross McCowan, the commander of Fort Winslow, Colorado.
• Scott Wilson, as Cyrus Lounde, the owner of Yellow Hawk’s ancestral land. This marked the final film appearance of Wilson before his death in 2018.
• Paul Anderson, as Cpl. Tommy Thomas, a British-born soldier from Fort Winslow escorting Wills to his hanging.
• Timothée Chalamet, as Pvt. Philippe Dejardin, the youngest member of the detail to escort Yellow Hawk home.
• Ben Foster, as Sgt. Philip Wills, a criminal soldier whom Blocker is charged with escorting to his hanging.
• Jonathan Majors, as Cpl. Henry Woodson, a Black soldier who served under Blocker for many years, and part of the detail to escort Yellow Hawk home.
• John Benjamin Hickey as Cpt. Royce Tolan, Fort Berringer’s resident military surgeon.
• Q’orianka Kilcher, as Elk Woman, Black Hawk’s wife.
• Tanaya Beatty, as Living Woman, Yellow Hawk’s daughter.
• Stephen Lang, as Col. Abraham Biggs, Blocker’s commanding officer
• Bill Camp, as Jeremiah Wilks, a frontier correspondent for Harper’s Weekly.
• Scott Shepherd, as Wesley Quaid, Rosalee’s slaughtered husband.
• Ryan Bingham, as Sgt. Malloy, a soldier from Fort Winslow escorting Wills to his hanging.
• Robyn Malcolm, as Minnie McCowan, Col. McCowan’s wife.
• Xavier Horsechief, as Little Bear, the young son of Black Hawk and Elk Woman.
• Luce Rains, as Virgil Lounde, one of the sons of Cyrus Lounde.
• Brian Duffy, as Silas Lounde, one of the sons of Cyrus Lounde.
• Richard Bucher, as Ezekiel Lounde, one of the sons of Cyrus Lounde.

The project was announced in February 2016 with Scott Cooper as director and Christian Bale starring.^[6] In March, Rosamund Pike was cast, and a production start date of July was announced.^[7] In April, Jesse Plemons was cast.^[8] Wes Studi and Adam Beach were signed in June.^[9] In mid-July, Timothée Chalamet joined the cast.^[10]

Filming began late July in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Ben Foster was added to the cast at the beginning of filming. Ryan Bingham, who also stars in the film, wrote and performed « How Shall A Sparrow Fly » for the soundtrack. Max Richter composed the score for the film, which was released by Deutsche Grammophon