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      Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

      TV-14 2007 2h 11m Drama List
      Reviews 78% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score In the 1880s, after the U. S. Army's defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the government continues to push Sioux Indians off their land. In Washington, D.C., Senator Henry Dawes (Aidan Quinn) introduces legislation to protect Native Americans rights. In South Dakota, schoolteacher Elaine Goodale (Anna Paquin) joins Sioux native and Western-educated Dr. Charles Eastman in working with tribe members. Meanwhile, Lakota Chief Sitting Bull refuses to give into mounting government pressures. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jul 18 Buy Now

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      maryann b It did a good job on the 2% it adapted from the end of what was a genocide that was brutal, and without mercy by europeans who seemed focused and intent on annihilating the entirety of America's indigenous tribes. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Fact based drama of the Wounded Knee massacre with some added perspectives to the story. Manages to not lose itself, or the viewer, in those other perspectives. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review wc w I recommend this film. But I'm annoyed that it's associated with Dee Brown's poignant account of the atrocities imposed on North America's First People. The scope of the book - Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee - reaches much further, and deeper, into the senseless invasions that took place between 1492 and 1890. Whereas the film focuses mainly on the Lakota people. I recommend that you watch the film but READ THE BOOK. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review chris b I have been in this so biased Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member 5 stars for Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. This film is very powerful; it is both disgusting and beautiful. It shows how disgusting the Native Americans were treated and it shows how beautiful the Native Americans are. This film was very hard to watch, I became very emotional from the very beginning. It disgusts me that the Europeans came to Americas land and demanded from the Natives. Their land, their heritage, and their freedom. The Europeans manipulated and tricked the Native Americans. The Europeans gave Native Americans weapons to fight and kill each other. The Europeans gave them diseases they never had in order to eliminate the Natives. The Europeans forced a religion and a God on Native Americans that they did not believe in. Yes, many Europeans were hurt and killed too. But what would you do if someone came on your property and demanded what was yours. Have you heard of the "stand-your-ground" law? It breaks my heart because it is still happening today. Not just with Native Americans, but with minorities and "lower class" citizens. It is a trap and most people do not even realize it. Guns, drugs, alcohol, and much more were given to us to keep us down. To keep us from our full potential as human beings. We are made to believe they came to give us civilization, but really, we are at their mercy and under their control; just the way they wanted. I am not saying this just about Europeans or "white people", I say this about all the people that want to keep us down. The people that don't want us to think for ourselves. This film shows the beauty of the Native Americans because it shows the respect they have for nature and for each other. The Native Americans survived and lived a good life by following their traditions and following their intuition. Nature was full of resources and beauty. I feel that this film should be made mandatory curriculum for every high school. They do not teach us the severity of what happen to the Native Americans. Schools give us little truth, but they do not give us the whole truth. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member It was a great movie IMHO. There is so much in history we were never taught. I never heard of Eastman before. I believe now that we know so much more in 2017 , much more Indian history should be taught. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      John Leonard New York Magazine/Vulture The cast alone commands respect. Jan 11, 2018 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Powerful drama which charts the greed, racial hatred, violence, deception, and injustice heaped upon Native Americans. Rated: 4/5 Dec 1, 2016 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A finely photographed made for television feature movie. Rated: C+ Oct 3, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis In the 1880s, after the U. S. Army's defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the government continues to push Sioux Indians off their land. In Washington, D.C., Senator Henry Dawes (Aidan Quinn) introduces legislation to protect Native Americans rights. In South Dakota, schoolteacher Elaine Goodale (Anna Paquin) joins Sioux native and Western-educated Dr. Charles Eastman in working with tribe members. Meanwhile, Lakota Chief Sitting Bull refuses to give into mounting government pressures.
      Director
      Yves Simoneau
      Producer
      Tom Thayer, Dick Wolf
      Screenwriter
      Daniel Giat
      Production Co
      HBO Films, Traveler's Rest Films, Wolf Films
      Rating
      TV-14
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 10, 2016
      Runtime
      2h 11m
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