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One hundred years after the massacre at Wounded Knee, the painful legacy of the Indian wars still reverberates through the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where the Oglala Sioux attempt to preserve their ancient dignity while living on welfare checks and surplus commodity food. Whiteclay, Nebraska, is a small town two miles south of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Their annual beer sales exceed 3.5. million... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Drama and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 30 min. |
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| Release Date: |
September 27th, 2002 (NY) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for language and violence. |
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| Distributors: |
First Look Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$238,987 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B-
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Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"To see this movie is to understand why the faces on Mount Rushmore are so painful and galling to the first Americans." more...
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B |
Film Threat, Anthony Miele
"...director Chris Eyre is going through the paces again with his usual high melodramatic style of filmmaking." more...
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D+ |
filmcritic.com, Max Messier
"...well-intentioned but underexposed..." more...
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C |
Los Angeles Times, Kevin Thomas
"...impressive..." more...
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A- |
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