On Sacred Ground

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On Sacred Ground

Released Jan 13, 2023

2h 5m

Drama

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A journalist and an oil company executive find themselves on opposite sides during the construction of the contentious Dakota Access Pipeline running through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota.

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

The heavy-handed drama depicts Indigenous Peoples’ Standing Rock protests but focuses on white outsiders...

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 14, 2023

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Joe Leydon

Variety

A movie that is not merely disappointingly uneven, but irredeemably unbalanced.

Jan 13, 2023

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Tara McNamara

Common Sense Media

As a piece of entertainment, On Sacred Ground sags and drags; as a work of art intended to increase understanding of a complex situation, it's got some lift. The filmmaking is underwhelming, and McKinney's PTSD storyline distracts from the core plot.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 26, 2023

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Bobby LePire

Film Threat

An important and timely film.

Rated: 8/10

Jan 17, 2023

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Erick Massoto

Collider

In the end, On Sacred Ground is able to escape the full extent of a white savior story because the ending in real life is not happy, and not exactly finished as well.

Rated: C-

Jan 13, 2023

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Overwrought and heavy-handed. It suffers from an unfocused, meandering plot that's overstuffed and bites off more than it could chew.

Jan 12, 2023

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Horror fan 4

This is a very well made movie based on a true story. It's a sad story but the performances were great. I felt it was to short of a movie and I wanted more. Tim Treakle

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/09/24

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Jerod S

The pipeline's story is an interesting one - but the way this drama played out felt heavy handed on one side of the issue. Mapother's PTSD seemed to be manipulated to fit the ending in mind.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/14/24

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Audience Member

The fact that this is a true story told by one man searching for redemption.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Joshua Tickell

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Rebecca Harrell Tickell

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David Arquette

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Synopsis

A journalist and an oil company executive find themselves on opposite sides during the construction of the contentious Dakota Access Pipeline running through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota.

Director: Joshua Tickell, Rebecca Harrell Tickell
Producer: Rebecca Harrell Tickell, William Mapother, Wesley Hartshorn, Joannelle Nadine Romero, Joshua Tickell
Screenwriter: Rebecca Harrell Tickell, William Mapother, Joshua Tickell
Distributor: Shout! Studios
Production Co: Big Picture Ranch, PIC Collective, Slated
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 13, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 13, 2023
Runtime: 2h 5m

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