
It’s one of those legs that gets stabbed, leading her grey sweatpants to turn dark red with blood and leaving Sawyer limping through the harsh terrain, trying to make it through the night without being spotted. She naturally has some fight in her, as noted in the film’s opening moments, when Sawyer is shot running on a track, the camera focused on her lean, strong legs. This young woman, totally alone and trying to be polite, takes a risk even admitting how uncomfortable she is. Sawyer’s interaction with the two strange men who approach her pledging to assist with directions, although it only takes up about ten minutes of screen-time, is the strongest and most frightening sequence.



Rust Creek is primarily focused on the female struggle.
