East of Wall

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East of Wall

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Aug 2025

1h 37m

Drama

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A rebellious South Dakotan rancher makes hard decisions related to her fractured family, financial uncertainty and unresolved grief, all while providing refuge for a group of wayward neighborhood teens.

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Earnestly dedicated to the women depicted on screen, East of Wall displays the grit and grind of living life as it comes in the Badlands while never muddying its subjects.

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Peyton Robinson

RogerEbert.com

The lines between reality and fiction blur so effectively that all we viewers can manage is simply to feel.

Rated: 3.5/4

Aug 22, 2025

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

... mother and daughter Zimiga are real finds, true-to-themselves keepers of a heartland tradition, and fresh faces getting to tell that story in a nontraditional form.

Aug 18, 2025

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William Bibbiani

TheWrap

It’s a generous production, one that lovingly offers meaningful moments to every member of the cast, even the actors with only one scene.

Aug 16, 2025

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Jefferson Everest Crawford

In Review Online

East of Wall finds its balance between the anti-drama of Malick and the social realism of so much contemporary festival fare... a careful portrait of rural America under duress.

Oct 31, 2025

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Bruce R. Miller

Sioux City Journal

Zimiga, meanwhile, is someone you’d like to have on your side. She can handle anything life deals and isn’t afraid to confront someone who’s stacking the deck. For a first-time actor, she’s incredible and impossible to ignore.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 18, 2025

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Sean P. Means

The Movie Cricket

Beecroft and cinematographer Austin Shelton … beautifully capture the rough beauty of the South Dakota plains and badlands. They also find similar beauty in the people like Tabatha and Porshia …, embodying the land’s uncompromising spirit.

Rated: 3.5/4

Oct 13, 2025

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LuAnn

True to the reality of the Native American (Lakota) life ways. Absolutely authentic including the rough language. But also it was real. VERY intense. The real people represented themselves. Another bonus. If you thought it was outlandish it was not. It is the way it actually is and, I thought very well done I would go see it again m. Thats how good it was!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/12/25

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Helen

A hard story about redemption and hope. Beautiful cinematography about the Badlands and horses. Highly recommend.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/08/25

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Royal

The horse and cinematography of horses running were just another addition to the movie. Very heartfelt and the movie stays grounded and focuses on priorities the importance family beliefs. Emotional roller coaster that rewards you in the end with a satisfying conclusion

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/24/25

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Lynda S.

Amazing that this beautiful story made it to film for all of us to enjoy

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/21/25

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David I

Incredible acting, especially for what is essentially a documentary. Cinematography and music exquisitely set the mood.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/20/25

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John H

Some good photography and as a snapshot it excelled... but as a movie kind of tedious.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/20/25

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Synopsis

A rebellious South Dakotan rancher makes hard decisions related to her fractured family, financial uncertainty and unresolved grief, all while providing refuge for a group of wayward neighborhood teens.

Director: Kate Beecroft
Producer: Lila Yacoub, Kate Beecroft, Melanie Ramsayer, Shannon Moss
Screenwriter: Kate Beecroft
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Tanbark Pictures, Stetson's Kingdom, Station Road
Rating: R (Language Throughout)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 15, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 7, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $640.2K
Runtime: 1h 37m

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