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1992·Crime·1h 59m
7.1
A young mixed-blood FBI agent is assigned to work with a cynical veteran investigator on a murder on a poverty-stricken Sioux reservation.
Directed by Michael Apted
fbi
native american
past
sioux
native american reservation

Cast

Val Kilmer
Val Kilmer
Ray Levoi
Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard
Frank Coutelle
Graham Greene
Graham Greene
Walter Crow Horse
Fred Ward
Fred Ward
Jack Milton
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
William Dawes
Sheila Tousey
Sheila Tousey
Maggie Eagle Bear
Ted Thin Elk
Ted Thin Elk
Grandpa Sam Reaches
John Trudell
John Trudell
Jimmy Looks Twice
Patrick Massett
Patrick Massett
Agent Mackey
Rex Linn
Rex Linn
FBI Agent
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Self
David Crosby
David Crosby
Bartender

Crew

Michael Apted
Michael Apted
Director
John Fusco
John Fusco
Screenplay
James Horner
James Horner
Original Music Composer
Roger Deakins
Roger Deakins
Director of Photography
Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
Producer
Jane Rosenthal
Jane Rosenthal
Producer
John Fusco
John Fusco
Producer
Billy D. Lucas
Billy D. Lucas
Stunts
Tim A. Davison
Tim A. Davison
Stunts
Jeff Okabayashi
Jeff Okabayashi
Second Assistant Director
David R. Ellis
David R. Ellis
Second Unit Director
Hugh Aodh O'Brien
Hugh Aodh O'Brien
Stunts

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Laura
Laura
Thunderheart
Synes det var en film der overraskede mig. Jeg vidste ikke helt hvad jeg skulle forvente af den, men blev ret fanget af den.
Val gjorde det mega godt i hans rolle som FBI-agent, og jeg elsker hans character development. Jeg kan nemlig vildt godt lide hvordan filmen forbinder ham, personligt, med historien om de indfødte amerikanere.
Det tog lidt tid at fortælle historien i filmen, hvilket også gjorde at filmen virkede langtrukken til tider, men den har også gjort det godt for at give et indblik i hver karakter. Det er ikke sådan nogle overfladiske karakterer, men man har mulighed for at forbinde sig til dem.
Synes det var en film der overraskede mig. Jeg vidste ikke helt hvad jeg skulle forvente af den, men blev ret fanget af den.
Val gjorde det mega godt i hans rolle som FBI-agent, og jeg elsker hans character development. Jeg kan nemlig vildt godt lide hvordan filmen forbinder ham, personligt, med historien om de indfødte amerikanere.
Det tog lidt tid at fortælle historien i filmen, hvilket også gjorde at filmen virkede langtrukken til tider, men den har også gjort det godt for at give et indblik i hver karakter. Det er ikke sådan nogle overfladiske karakterer, men man har mulighed for at forbinde sig til dem.
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Isaac Howson
Isaac Howson
Thunderheart
Val Kilmer as a passenger through the native Souix reservation, phenomenal.

Kilmer going through visions and his voyage “through” Thunderheart, eh.

Overall a good film and Graham Greene is phenomenal here, best performance here for me.
Val Kilmer as a passenger through the native Souix reservation, phenomenal.

Kilmer going through visions and his voyage “through” Thunderheart, eh.

Overall a good film and Graham Greene is phenomenal here, best performance here for me.
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Maddo
Maddo
Thunderheart
fuck the FBI, fuck the CIA, fuck the US Government. Turtle Island all the way, baby!

Everytime I learn more about the native blood and tears the US is built on and continues to terrorise “legally”, the more enraged I become. All my homies HATE settler colonies. 

All actors were absolutely brilliant, just insane levels of chemistry and character understanding imo. Love Graham Greene in this to the point I need a standalone film of Walter Crow Horse. I do wish they could have focused more on how fucked up the US government is when it steals land, since that felt rushed at the end.

(Maggie my beloved, rest easy. Grandpa Reaches you have my heart. Ray and Crow have insanely weird chemistry, besties fr. Jimmy the dog I love you). 

(Yet another sexy sweaty Val Kilmer character. They’ve typecast him into being sweaty and hot and it works)
fuck the FBI, fuck the CIA, fuck the US Government. Turtle Island all the way, baby!

Everytime I learn more about the native blood and tears the US is built on and continues to terrorise “legally”, the more enraged I become. All my homies HATE settler colonies. 

All actors were absolutely brilliant, just insane levels of chemistry and character understanding imo. Love Graham Greene in this to the point I need a standalone film of Walter Crow Horse. I do wish they could have focused more on how fucked up the US government is when it steals land, since that felt rushed at the end.

(Maggie my beloved, rest easy. Grandpa Reaches you have my heart. Ray and Crow have insanely weird chemistry, besties fr. Jimmy the dog I love you). 

(Yet another sexy sweaty Val Kilmer character. They’ve typecast him into being sweaty and hot and it works)
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Stone
Stone
Thunderheart
" You can't kill all of us. "
" You can't kill all of us. "
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Stone
Stone
Thunderheart
" They're not my people. "skjdjsjskdkdn finally rewatched yay ✨ Val Kilmer I LOVE YOU 😭
" They're not my people. "skjdjsjskdkdn finally rewatched yay ✨ Val Kilmer I LOVE YOU 😭
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