Half-Blood (1992)
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German title | Half-blood |
Original title | Thunderheart |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1992 |
length | 114 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 12 |
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Director | Michael Apted |
script | John Fusco |
production | Robert De Niro , John Fusco , Michael Nozik , Jane Rosenthal |
music | James Horner |
camera | Roger Deakins |
cut | Ian Crafford |
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Halbblut (Original title: Thunderheart ) is an American thriller by Michael Apted from 1992.
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In the early 1970s, tribal council member Leo Schneller Elch was murdered on the Pine-Ridge Indian reservation in South Dakota . The FBI -Agent Ray Levoi that partially Indian descent, is the matter investigated along with his partner Frank Coutelle. He has to choose between legal compliance and loyalty to the Indians.
Reviews
- Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times that the film showed the beauty of the Indian reservation's landscape. He found some elements of the plot implausible.
- Prisma.de certified the film's empathy and praised the cast.
Awards
- 1993: Nomination for the Political Film Society Award for Exposé
- 1993: Nomination for the Political Film Society Award for Human Rights
Trivia
The film was shot in South Dakota and Washington, DC . It grossed $ 22.7 million in US cinemas . Dennis Banks , a leading activist in the American Indian Movement , played himself in a supporting role.
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Web links
- Half-Blood in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Halfbred at rotten tomatoes (English)