DreamKeeper (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Steve Barron

Writer (WGA):

John Fusco (written by)

Release Date:

28 December 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

A grandfather who believes in tradition. A teenager who believes in today.

Plot:

In South Dakota, in an Indian reservation, an old storyteller Indian asks his grandson Shane, who is in trouble owing money to some bad guys...

Plot Keywords:

Native American

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Victoria Aberdeen	...	Thin Elk's Wife
George Aguilar	...	Grandfather Stone
Nathaniel Arcand	...	Broken Lance
Gerald Auger	...	Crow Hunter
Sekwan Auger	...	Little New Rider
Zachary Nolan Auger	...	Fourth Brother
Joanne Badger	...	Two Lodges
Russell Badger	...	War Chief
Simon Baker	...	Second Brother
Lawrence Bayne	...	Raven
Clifford Crane Bear	...	Older Kiowa
Lesia Bear	...	Stand in
William Belleau	...	Young Pawnee
Terry Big Charles	...	First Brother
Stan Big Sorrel Horse	...	Hunter
Patrick James Bird	...	Big Bow
Gil Birmingham	...	Sam
Jonathan Brewer	...	A Dog Soldier
Casey Camp-Horinek	...	Sky Woman
Tantoo Cardinal	...	Old Pawnee Woman
Keith Chief Moon	...	Pawnee Elder
Tokala Clifford	...	Red Deer (as Gerald Tokala Clifford)
Kyle Daniels	...	Little Hand
William Daniels	...	Third Brother
Joseph Darwish	...	Brother
Stacy Da Silva	...	Young Lakota Woman
Travis Dugas	...	Ekuskini
Gloria May Eshkibok	...	Ugly Woman
Gary Farmer	...	Iktome
Sage Galesi	...	Blue Bird Woman / Mae Little Wounded
Chief Leonard George	...	Crossrs Father (as Leonard George)
Jerry Dale Giroux	...	Buffalo Runner
Saginaw Grant	...	Old Medicine Man
Lenne Greenwood	...	Mohawk Farmer
Michael Greyeyes	...	Thunder Spirit
Scott Grimes	...	Tehan, Red Headed Stranger
Kimberly Guerrero	...	Pretty Woman (as Kimberly Norris)
Stephen Hair	...	Shadow Catcher
Al Harrington	...	Buffalo Bull
Jimmy Herman	...	Multnomah Elder
Dakota House	...	Dirty Belly
Margo Kane	...	Cross Clan Mother
Geraldine Keams	...	Ikto's Wife
Julian Kootenhayoo	...	Lakota Child
Michael Lamouche	...	Pawnee Elder
Alexandra Lazarowich	...	Lakota Woman
George Leach	...	Young Clatsop Hunter
Dave Leader	...	Young Soldier
Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse	...	Verdel
Cody Lightning	...	Sixth Brother
Georgina Lightning	...	Crystal Heart
Cory Little Light	...	B Dog Soldier
Darren Lucas	...	2nd Soldier
Sean Wei Mah	...	High Horse
David McNally	...	The Colonel
David Midthunder	...	Eagle Boy (voice)
Vincent Papequash	...	Young Red Deer
Wilma Pelly	...	Old Multnomah Woman
Sykes Powderface	...	Oglala-Lakota Chief
Griffin Powell-Arcand	...	Thunder Boy
Edna Rain	...	Old Woman
Alex Rice	...	She-Crosses-the-Water
August Schellenberg	...	Grandpa
Sheena Shymanski	...	Pawnee Girl
Sammy Simon	...	Ghost Hunter
Cliff Solomon	...	Multnomah Chief
Eddie Spears	...	Shane
Chaske Spencer	...	Eagle Boy
Anthony Starlight	...	Thin Elk
Stephen Strachan	...	Soldier
Delanna Studi	...	Talks A Lot
Michelle Thrush	...	Morning Horse
Gordon Tootoosis	...	Kills Enemy
Tyrone Tootoosis	...	Whirlwind Dreamer
Sheila Tousey	...	Janine
John Trudell	...	Coyote
Bertha Twin	...	Thin Elk's Wife
Helmer Twoyoungmen	...	Salmon Hunter
Misty Upham	...	Chief's Daughter
Colin Van Loon	...	Dog Soldier
Sarain Waskawitch	...	Fifth Brother
James Weldon	...	Wrangler
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman	...	Iron Spoon
Teneil Whiskeyjack	...	Quillwork Girl / Powwow Girl

Runtime:

France:174 min (DVD)

Country:

Canada | USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Abiquiu, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Hallmark Entertainment

Trivia:

The "All Nations Pow-wow" that the grandfather and grandson Shane are going to is actually the Gathering of Nations Pow-wow that takes place annually in April in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Shane is first standing with Mae Little Wounded in front of her house, May has both hands out admiring the ring, then in the next shot a second later, May only has one hand out, which is held by Shane's hand.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#33.4)" (2005)

Try it. You will be surprised.

I always regarded Hallmark as "the TV channel that I can skip over". That is until I saw this movie. I was lucky enough to flip past it just at the begining while I was waiting for my friend to get ready for a party we were supposed to go to. We didn't go. We watched this instead.

After having seen as many movies as I (who hardly does anything else) this was a very welcome break from the monotony of the standard portrayal of the native americans. I am not a native american (or even american, I'm european) but still it was very nice to get to see "the other side of the story". Next to the story I need to applaud the many outstanding performances by the actors and actresses, of which regretably none so far is well known. Also to be noted is some exceptional cinematography combined with great special effects (for a TV movie).

Great story, which has something to say. Great acting/directing. Great cinematic craftsmanship. What else could be asked from a movie?

Had it been produced by a movie theater production company it would have become a huge hit, but unfortunately it will now probably be lost among the TV movie onslaught.

If you have a chance to see this: take it.