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The Other American Heroes.Plot:
An inspirational tale about the relationship between two Sioux Indian brothers living on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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As realistic as can be more (19 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Eric Schweig | ... | Rudy Yellow Lodge | |
| Graham Greene | ... | Mogie Yellow Lodge | |
| Gary Farmer | ... | Verdell Weasel Tail | |
| Noah Watts | ... | Herbie Yellow Lodge | |
| Lois Red Elk | ... | Aunt Helen | |
| Michelle Thrush | ... | Stella | |
| Nathaniel Arcand | ... | Teen Mogie | |
| Chaske Spencer | ... | Teen Rudy | |
| Joseph American Horse | ... | Panhandler | |
| Wilda Asimont | ... | Neighbor | |
| Dave Bald Eagle | ... | Old Soldier | |
| Bruce Bennett | ... | Medical Examiner | |
| Robert A. Bennett | ... | Officer Comes Running | |
| Gil Birmingham | ... | Sonny Yellow Lodge | |
| Joe Black Elk | ... | Drill Team Member #1 |
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Rated R for language and violence.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
84 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalFilming Locations:
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, USAFun Stuff
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Continuity: A drunken Mogie attempts to shoot a beer can with his shotgun as Rudy approaches. Near the end of the scene Mogie drops the shotgun and it discharges, hitting the beer can. Rudy picks up the shotgun and breaks open the chamber; there are however no spent shells evident in the shotgun. moreQuotes:
Mogie Yellow Lodge: Well, maybe there is one thing you can do for me.Rudy Yellow Lodge: What?
Mogie Yellow Lodge: Help me blow the nose off George Washington at Rushmore.
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The story reflects reservation life as it is: sometimes laughter is the only means of survival the people have. It depicts the conditions as they are, not only on the Pine Ridge reservation but on most of them. Graham Greene has given an excellent performance as did Eric Schweig. The special sense of humor, often only understood by the Natives, does not take away any of the gravity of the plot.
Chris Eyre has once again managed to produce an excellent combination of the spiritual and the down-to-earth life in SKINS, and he has grown to become a synonym for true Native American films.
SKINS is both entertaining and causing the viewer, though mainly those familiar with reservation life, to think about the situation which has been persisting ever since Columbus.
SKINS has revived memories of my own stays at South Dakota reservations. The world needs more films like this one so that people will come to understand that the Natives of this land are not living in teepees anymore nor do they wear bunkskin and feathers all day long.
SKINS gives a critical and true reflection of life on a reservation in the twenty-first century.