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.
Bradley Cooper
as George Pemberton
Jennifer Lawrence
as Serena Pemberton
Rhys Ifans
as Galloway
Toby Jones
as Sheriff McDowell
Blake Ritson
as Lowenstein
Sean Harris
as Campbell
Sam Reid
as Vaughn
Charity Wakefield
as Agatha
Douglas Hodge
as Horace Kephart
Kim Bodnia
as Abe Hermann
Wuchak
**_Tragic tale of a timber baron and his new wife in North Carolina, 1929-1930_** As The Depression sets-in, Pemberton (Bradley Cooper) brings his wife to his logging ranch in the Smokey Mountains (Jennifer Lawrence) and she has no problem proving her mettle with the guys. She settles in, but tre...