![]() As acted by Adam Beach (Eastman) and Aidan Quinn (Dawes), the men are shown to be equally stubborn and conflicted about their various roles in both United States and Indian culture. While it may rile some who insist on absolute historical accuracy, the film presents its points so resolutely, and with such profound emotion and eloquence, that its occasional fudging of facts and characters can be largely forgiven.īased on a small section of Dee Brown's monumental book, the film focuses on "Charles Eastman" (his adopted Christian name), a Dakota Sioux forcibly inducted into a "civilized" way of life at an early age (he later co-founded the Boy Scouts of America), and Senator Henry Dawes, responsible for the infamous Dawes Act, which, though ostensibly well-intentioned, slowly but surely consigned Indians to lives of misery and poverty on reservations. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is simply one of the finest motion pictures I've had the pleasure of seeing recently: beautifully performed, exquisitely photographed and deeply felt. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee would be a knockout even as a purely theatrical release, however. For those of us raised in the era of the Movie of the Week, today's made for television features can often inspire awe with their production values, casting and content. ![]()
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