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Thunderheart, 1992

Starring: Val Kilmer, Sam Shepard

Directed by: Michael Apted

Written by: John Fusco

Language: English, Sioux

Country: USA

Runtime: 119 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:6.6

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Thunderheart can be described as suspenseful, tense, and atmospheric. The plot revolves around uncovering the truth, an investigation, and law enforcement. The main genres are independent, thriller, and drama. In approach, Thunderheart is serious and realistic. It is located in South Dakota. It is originally a true story. Thunderheart has received attention for being critically acclaimed. Note that it involves mild violent content and profanity.

Summary of Thunderheart

Agent Ray Levoi (Val Kilmer) buried his Native American heritage with the body of his drunken father. Raised by his white mother and stepfather, he becomes a gung-ho federal agent who never questions the authority of the U.S. government. Then Levoi finds himself in a real-life version of "cowboys and Indians" when the FBI moves onto a South Dakota reservation to apprehend a fugitive. Once in the community, the agent uncovers a plot to frame American Indian activists. With the help of an Indian sheriff and shaman (Graham Greene), he learns to accept a long-denied part of himself and to fight for his people. Created after the success of DANCES WITH WOLVES and LAST OF THE MOHICANS, director Michael Apted's film takes the buddy-cop genre and uses it to explore the sordid politics of reservation life in the United States. The film was released just weeks after Apted's documentary INCIDENT AT OGLALA, which examines the unjust imprisonment of Indian activist Leonard Peltier. Together the two films form a powerful plea for recognition of the mistreatment of Native Americans.