Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Val Kilmer | ... | Ray Levoi | |
Sam Shepard | ... | Frank Coutelle | |
Graham Greene | ... | Walter Crow Horse | |
Fred Ward | ... | Jack Milton | |
Fred Thompson | ... | William Dawes (as Fred Dalton Thompson) | |
Sheila Tousey | ... | Maggie Eagle Bear | |
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Ted Thin Elk | ... | Grandpa Sam Reaches (as Chief Ted Thin Elk) |
John Trudell | ... | Jimmy Looks Twice | |
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Julius Drum | ... | Richard Yellow Hawk |
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Sarah Brave | ... | Maisy Blue Legs |
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Allan R.J. Joseph | ... | Leo Fast Elk |
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Sylvan Pumpkin Seed | ... | Hobart |
Patrick Massett | ... | Agent Mackey | |
Rex Linn | ... | FBI Agent | |
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Brian A. O'Meara | ... | FBI Agent |
An FBI man with Sioux background is sent to a reservation to help with a murder investigation, where he has to come to terms with his heritage. Slowly he rejects the intimidating tactics of his fellow FBI agents, who are not so interested in solving the crime as covering up an incriminating situation with the locals, and as he becomes more tuned to his heritage, the locals begin trusting him. Based on actual Reservation occurrences of the '70s. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
My mother, sisters and I are enrolled Tribal members of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in South Dakota, where my mother was born and raised. This movie is quite authentic in its treatment of Lakota (Sioux) culture and traditions without getting caught up in romanticism. Portrayals of our sacred Ghost Dance and other ceremonies give the viewer a glimpse into our heritage and spirituality, while he fact-based storyline takes the viewer on a ride into 1970's reservation life complete with FBI cover ups and abuse of power. Seeing this movie just might make you an activist!