Pete & Cleo (2010)

Young Cleo finds himself far from his mother's home. During spring break, he makes a harrowing journey back to the Navajo homeland and then his goldfish died. As he buries it, his ... See full summary »

Director:

Travis Holt Hamilton

Writer:

Travis Holt Hamilton

Stars:

Ernest Tsosie III, Beau Benally, Ethel Begay

Cast

Credited cast:
Ernest Tsosie III	...	Pete (as Ernest David Tsosie III)
Beau Benally	...	Cleo
Ethel Begay	...	Shima
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alex Arnold	...	Small Cleo
Travis Holt Hamilton	...	Tommy
Alfred John Sr.	...	Neighbor
Ammon Roan	...	Small Pete
Roger Roan	...	NDOT Man

Storyline

Young Cleo finds himself far from his mother's home. During spring break, he makes a harrowing journey back to the Navajo homeland and then his goldfish died. As he buries it, his insensitive, buffoon of a brother-father harasses Cleo for his "urban" proclivities. Thus we learn of Pete's resentment of his younger brother-son. The two bicker until sent skulking inside by their scolding elderly mother. As Cleo quickly realizes his brother has retrogressed to a childish and fat time of life, doing hardly more than watching daytime television, eating, and presumably pooping. The mother, after providing food, sends her children to clean a Hogan (Navajo ancestral home) which brims of their family's trash. Cleo thinks there is still value in many useless items and graces the audience with a song. The two later play a friendly game of Navajo code talkers, where Pete teaches Cleo that he is in fact red on the outside but white on the inside (apple). After stealing food from their mother and ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Navajo

Release Date:

8 July 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Fort Defiance, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Holt Hamilton Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color