Powwow Highway (1989)

87 min · Drama, Road Movie, comedy drama

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Directors

Jonathan Wacks

Cast

A Martinez, Gary Farmer, Joannelle Nadine Romero, Amanda Wyss

The story

Buddy Red Bow, a member of the Northern Cheyenne tribe of Lame Deer, Montana and a quick-tempered activist, is battling greedy developers. On the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, he tries to persuade the council to vote against a strip-mining contract. Philbert Bono is a hulk of a man guided by sacred visions.

Catalogue themes and tags

Diskriminerung, Flucht aus dem Gefängnis, Gegenwart, Indian, Mutter-Tochter-Beziehung, Police, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, bester Freund, bruder-schwester, roadtrip, Indie, Road movie, Comedy-drama, Drama, Comedy, Film adaptation

Genres

Drama, Road Movie, comedy drama

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