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Unbowed

  • 1999
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Tembi Locke and Jay Tavare in Unbowed (1999)
DramaHistoryRomance

Three Lakota Sioux men enroll in a historically black college, and their reluctance to assimilate causes friction between their black peers. Some come to embrace their similar history, while... Read allThree Lakota Sioux men enroll in a historically black college, and their reluctance to assimilate causes friction between their black peers. Some come to embrace their similar history, while others remain bitter.Three Lakota Sioux men enroll in a historically black college, and their reluctance to assimilate causes friction between their black peers. Some come to embrace their similar history, while others remain bitter.

  • Director
    • Nanci Rossov
  • Writer
    • Mildred Lewis
  • Stars
    • Tembi Locke
    • Jay Tavare
    • Chuma Gault
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    231
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nanci Rossov
    • Writer
      • Mildred Lewis
    • Stars
      • Tembi Locke
      • Jay Tavare
      • Chuma Gault
    • 10User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Tembi Locke
    Tembi Locke
    • Cleola
    Jay Tavare
    Jay Tavare
    • Waka Mani
    Chuma Gault
    Chuma Gault
    • Richard
    • (as Chuma Hunter-Gault)
    Catero Alain Colbert
    Catero Alain Colbert
    • Junius
    Fran Bennett
    Fran Bennett
    • Miss Bennett
    Vincent McLean
    • Simon Crow
    Rugg Williams
    Rugg Williams
    • Lewis
    Aaron Knight
    • Isaac
    Armand Reiser
    • First Soldier
    Hattie Winston
    Hattie Winston
    • Mother
    Orson Bean
    Orson Bean
    • Purdy
    Ron Glass
    Ron Glass
    • President Duquesne
    Michelle Thomas
    Michelle Thomas
    • Anna
    Marie Wiley
    • Servant woman
    David Flannigan
    • Boy servant
    David Jeffers
    • Second soldier
    Clive Endersby
    Clive Endersby
    • Lumber driver
    Mark Abbott
    • Jumping Elk
    • Director
      • Nanci Rossov
    • Writer
      • Mildred Lewis
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    • Trivia
      Final role of Michelle Thomas.
    • Quotes

      Richard: Your hair. The other were willing.

      [to cut it off]

      Waka Mani: That is why they are not Chief!

    • Soundtracks
      Unbowed
      Music by Elizabeth Sellers

      Lyrics by Nanci Rossov

    User reviews10

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    7/10

    learning on many levels

    Picking a movie to watch is a learning experience in itself. Why this one and not that one or we watch because we know someone that liked or disliked the movie. Whatever the reason, we learn from the experience and put ourselves on another road to learn something new if we let it happen. This movie can be a learning experience at the same time that we're entertained visually. There's much to see, if we learn to watch.
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    • Dec 17, 2003
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    • Release date
      • November 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
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      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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