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In “Thunderheart” we get a real visual sense of the reservation, of the beauty of the rolling prairie and the way it is interrupted by deep gorges, but also of the omnipresent rusting automobiles and the subsistence level of some of the housing.
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When a series of murders stuns a small Native American reservation, the FBI sends in agent Ray Levoi (Val Kilmer) to investigate. While Ray is relatively inexperienced, he is one quarter Sioux ...
- (19)
- Michael Apted
- R
- Val Kilmer
Apr 3, 1992 · A young mixed-blood FBI agent (Val Kilmer) is assigned to work with a cynical veteran investigator (Sam Shepard) on a murder on a poverty-stricken Sioux reservation.
- (22)
- Michael Apted
- R
- Val Kilmer
Thunderheart is a superb thriller about Native American Indians. It's well-acted, well-paced, and we get a great sense of tension and high stakes throughout the film. Remaining respectful to the indians, but not getting syrupy or over-glorifying it, it's quite educational about culture.
Apr 3, 1992 · Thunderheart: Directed by Michael Apted. With Val Kilmer, Sam Shepard, Graham Greene, Fred Ward. A young mixed-blood FBI agent is assigned to work with a cynical veteran investigator on a murder on a poverty-stricken Sioux reservation.
- (17K)
- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Michael Apted
- 1992-04-03
Rotten Tomatoes reported that 89% of 19 sampled critics gave the film a positive review, with an average score of 6.5 out of 10. Following its cinematic release in 1992, Thunderheart received two nominations from the Political Film Society Awards in the categories of Exposé and Human Rights.
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Feb 23, 2021 · Michael Apted’s Thunderheart (1992) is a glossy yet captivating Hollywood production to deal with the plight of Native Americans, relocated to reservations in the American wilderness and burdened forever with the disadvantage of social isolation, poverty, homelessness, and alcoholism. Although in theory the indigenous communities are treated ...