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.
Jennifer Lawrence
as Serena Pemberton
Bradley Cooper
as George 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
Ana Ularu
as Rachel
David Dencik
as Buchanan