Montana Story • Must Try

If you are looking for a deep dive into the story of Montana , there are two distinct but equally powerful ways to explore it: through the lens of a or the real-life historical transformation of the state. 1. The Movie: Montana Story (2021)

: Estranged half-siblings Cal ( Owen Teague ) and Erin ( Haley Lu Richardson ) return to their family's debt-ridden ranch in Paradise Valley after their father falls into a coma. Montana Story

The film is a quiet, naturalistic drama that serves as a "neo-Western" focused on personal history rather than frontier myths. If you are looking for a deep dive

: The state's history also includes often-overlooked stories, such as those of Black Americans who sought fresh starts in the Montana Territory after the Civil War, finding opportunities as cowboys, soldiers, and business owners despite facing legal discrimination. The film is a quiet, naturalistic drama that

: Directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel used the vast Montana landscape to contrast the characters' roiling internal emotions with the state's mythic "Big Sky" vistas.