Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

TV-14

2007

2h 11m

Drama

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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 introduces legislation to protect Native Americans' rights. Schoolteacher Elaine Goodale joins Sioux native and Western-educated Dr. Charles Eastman in South Dakota, working with tribe members. Meanwhile, Lakota Chief Sitting Bull refuses to give in to mounting government pressures.

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John Leonard

New York Magazine/Vulture

Jan 11, 2018

The cast alone commands respect.

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Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Dec 1, 2016

4/5

Powerful drama which charts the greed, racial hatred, violence, deception, and injustice heaped upon Native Americans.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Oct 3, 2007

C+

A finely photographed made for television feature movie.

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Max M

@Househuntermax Jul 25, 2026

Shot kinda like a docudrama. Pretty well done and I think if you haven’t seen it, you should watch it.

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Sophia S

@RT00475936 Jul 15, 2024

10/10 Movie, ITS SO GOOD! I learned alot more from this movie then my history teacher teached in 3 years.

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Eli K

@Eli22 Jun 14, 2024

Can't put under List tag.

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KB B

@Okbullard Jun 10, 2024

It was such a compelling film. It's pretty sickening how the indigenous peoples were treated then and it continues to this day.

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maryann b

@RT33009988 Jan 9, 2023

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.

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Jeffrey P

@vanillavoodoo1 Jan 23, 2022

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.

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Yves Simoneau

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Aidan Quinn

Henry Dawes

Adam Beach

Charles Eastman

Anna Paquin

Elaine Goodale

August Schellenberg

Sitting Bull

J.K. Simmons

James McLaughlin

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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 introduces legislation to protect Native Americans' rights. Schoolteacher Elaine Goodale joins Sioux native and Western-educated Dr. Charles Eastman in South Dakota, working with tribe members. Meanwhile, Lakota Chief Sitting Bull refuses to give in to mounting government pressures.

Director: Yves Simoneau
Producer: Clara George
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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