Aidan Quinn, Adam Beach, Anna Paquin

A chronicle of how American Indians were displaced as the U.S. expanded west. Based on the book by Dee Brown.

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Unrated, 2 hrs. 13 min.

Directed by: Yves Simoneau

Release Date: May 27, 2007

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DVD Release Date: September 11, 2007

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  • July 2, 2008
    Although the film presents history from the point of view of the American-Indians, it's not good enough.
  • April 2, 2008
    Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is such a powerful and well done film. The story is factual and takes place in the late 19th Century. During this time a lot of changes were occurring with the expansion of the USA further west, discovery of gold and more that the Indians were at a c...( read more)onstant flux. All the sacred land and laws that were passed originally with USA were being constantly changed...I was very shocked in the way people that were humane made others live and parish...very eye opening and done well...must see!
  • November 27, 2007
    Interesting, if incomplete, rendering of the manipulative treatment of Native Americans in the later half of the 19th century.
  • January 20, 2008
    Good movie,but WAY too slow.
  • June 27, 2009
    Although this is definitely a great novel of the 20th Century, I have to admit that the film SHOULD HAVE captured the essence of the book in following the lives of Native American tribes as detailed in the novel. Despite time constrictions, viewers would have enjoyed seeing the v...( read more)isual details of all tribes that the novel depicts in various events.
    For those who admire the Native American movies and stories, it would have been a great follow-up after the "Into the West" collection.
  • August 19, 2009
    All this is very sad, but god it,s hard to find some interest.
  • July 4, 2009
    I loved this..learned abt my history...
  • June 10, 2009
    I Could learn what livfe is living around us. we can not force anything to anyone
  • May 23, 2009
    The beginning was so overly dramatic, but it gets better.
  • May 3, 2009
    Long movie, slow start, but excellent material to work with.

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