The Scalphunters
“"I'M JOE BASS and I say that scalphunters are the most ornery, girl-grabbing, back-stubbers on earth. I HUNT SCALPHUNTERS!"”
ComedyWestern
Forced to trade his valuable furs for a well-educated escaped slave, a rugged trapper vows to recover the pelts from the Indians and later the renegades that killed them.
VIBE
A brutal, morally complex western that grapples with the ugliness of slavery and exploitation. It's a tense, unflinching look at survival in a harsh landscape, punctuated by moments of dark, uncomfortable humor.
grittydarkly comedictenseunflinchingsteadyrevisionist westerngritty realismperiod dramasurvivalprejudiceexploitationfreedom
slaveryscalpnative americanfur trappingescaped slave
