'' Meek 's Cutoff '' is a 2010 American western film directed by Kelly Reichardt . The film was shown in competition at the 67th Venice International Film Festival . The story is loosely based on a historical incident on the Oregon Trail in 1845 , in which frontier guide Stephen Meek led a wagon train on an ill-fated journey through the Oregon desert along the route later known as the Meek Cutoff in the western United States
67th Venice International Film Festival
67th Venice International Film Festival
Meek's Cutoff (film)