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      Skins

      R Released Sep 27, 2002 1 hr. 27 min. Drama List
      59% 58 Reviews Tomatometer 85% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score Rudy Yellowshirt (Eric Schweig) is an investigator with the police department and witnesses firsthand the painful legacy of Indian existence. Now faced with the discovery of a bloodied body, a flaming liquor store just off native land that sells millions of cans of beer a year to the native population, and his brother's ongoing self-destruction, Rudy goes on a quest to avenge himself, his family, and his culture and to seek justice. Read More Read Less

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      Though at times melodramatic, Skins' harsh depiction of life on the reservation is an eye-opener.

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      StephenPaul C The greatest 01 hour: and 27 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/26/23 Full Review Audience Member has an almost doc like quality i really liked this sophmore effort from the guy who made 'smoke signals' Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Chris Eyre is becoming one of my favorite directors Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Life on the Reservation seems worse than any impoverished place in the U.S. because of the added burden of historical suffering -- its deliberate stain, forever wet, continues to saturate the daily existence of even the young. Contemporary captivity of American Indians still persists -- on the Rez and in the bottle. Pain is only tempered with humor, love and hope. So very worth watching. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Unique but uneven look at contemporary Native American life. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member An emotional look at native American life. Although the acting is subpar, the film is both hilarious and powerful. Chris Eyers' films are always great to watch. Not as good as Smoke Signals but very good in many different ways. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Director Chris Eyre on the set of SKINS. The faces of Chief Joseph, Sitting Bull, Dull Knife, and Geronimo (L to R) imprinted over the US Presidents on Mount Rushmore. GRAHAM GREENE stars as Rudy Yellow Lodge in Chris Eyre's SKINS. ERIC SCHWEIG stars as Rudy Yellow Lodge in Chris Eyre's SKINS. ERIC SCHWEIG (L) stars as Rudy Yellow Lodge and GRAHAM GREENE (R) stars as Mogie Yellow Lodge in Chris Eyre's SKINS. Skins (2002) View more photos

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      Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: C+ Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Los Angeles Times Skins is a wrenching, uncompromisingly bleak film, but its stars ... fill the screen with warmth, humor and spiritual yearning in the face of hardship and tragedy. Rated: 3/5 Dec 13, 2002 Full Review 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. Rated: B- Nov 7, 2002 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3.5/5 Jan 9, 2006 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 1.5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Rated: 3/5 Oct 1, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Rudy Yellowshirt (Eric Schweig) is an investigator with the police department and witnesses firsthand the painful legacy of Indian existence. Now faced with the discovery of a bloodied body, a flaming liquor store just off native land that sells millions of cans of beer a year to the native population, and his brother's ongoing self-destruction, Rudy goes on a quest to avenge himself, his family, and his culture and to seek justice.
      Director
      Chris Eyre
      Executive Producer
      David Pomier, Chris Cooney, Jeff Cooney
      Screenwriter
      Adrian C. Louis, Jennifer D. Lyne
      Distributor
      First Look
      Production Co
      First Look International, Grandview Pictures, Starz! Encore Entertainment
      Rating
      R (Language|Violence)
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 27, 2002, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 22, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $239.0K
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Stereo, Surround
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