Eric Schweig,
Graham Greene (II),
Gary Farmer,
Noah Watts,
Lois Red Elk
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Filmmaker Chris Eyre, who directed the independent success story Smoke Signals -- one of the first motion pictures directed by, written by, and starring Native American talent -- offers another look a... read more
DVD Release Date: March 25, 2003
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May 25, 2007This is one the wife picked and I had no idea what we were getting into. Ultimately, the film is a brutal look at the realities of life, or what passes for life, on a Lakota reservation. As always, Graham Greene is excellent!
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November 17, 2009Great movie kinda goes all dert. well worth watching! Chris Eyre is great! Someday he's going to be one of the most fam. direct. of are times! My wife has talked to him about makeing one of her books into a movie, she just has to turn in into a screen play and send him a copy and... read more
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February 14, 2009It will make you laugh til you cry then cry til you think and then think somemore. Reservation life and brothers on opposite ends of the spectrum make this a must see film.
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May 22, 2007A very engaging film that's pretty brave in many ways. I liked this film even when it got a bit hokey. Take a look at the book too. Watch it.
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May 16, 2007this movie broke my heart. this movie opened my eyes. this movie made me fall in love with people.
If you have any interest in the lives of native americans I think this movie offers a good peek into their life. -
May 2, 2007I'm injun, and this shows injun life in its all its glory. Well, its honest and brutal. I love it.
Critic Reviews
December 13, 2002
Los Angeles Times
November 7, 2002
Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News
It's a haunting indictment of a situation that has by and large been swept under the rug by Americans -- a stirring look at one man's impotent rage. Full Review
October 18, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
To see this movie is to understand why the faces on Mount Rushmore are so painful and galling to the first Americans. Full Review
October 11, 2002
Susan Stark, Detroit News
Although mainstream American movies tend to exploit the familiar, every once in a while a film arrives from the margin that gives viewers a chance to learn, to grow, to travel.
October 11, 2002
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
What makes Skins compelling is how it opens our eyes to conditions on the reservation. Full Review
October 11, 2002
Janice Page, Boston Globe
For all its serious sense of purpose ... [it] finds a way to lay bare the tragedies of its setting with a good deal of warmth and humor. Full Review
October 2, 2002
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
Played by Graham Greene ... in one of the year's best performances, [Mogie's] a fully dimensional character. Full Review
September 27, 2002
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Patchy combination of soap opera, low-tech magic realism and, at times, ploddingly sociological commentary.
September 27, 2002
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
It bites hard.
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