Alex and Andrew Smith hail from western Montana. They were named among Variety Magazine's Ten Screenwriters To Watch. Winter in the Blood is their second feature. The twin directors introduced the world to Ryan Gosling and Amy Adams in their first movie since The Slaughter Rule.
Winter in the Blood is based on the classic 1974 novel of Native American life of the same name by James Welch. Winter in the Bloodhad its World Premiere in June 2013, in the Dramatic Competition, at the Los Angeles Film Festival, and has gone on to play at over 20 film festivals, garnering many awards.