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Skins

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

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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 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. Rated: 3/4 Oct 18, 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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Leo W Excellent movie. Great acting. 👍 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/04/25 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
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Chris Eyre

Director

Eric Schweig

Rudy Yellow Lodge

Graham Greene

Mogie Yellow Lodge

Gary Farmer

Verdell Weasel Tail

Noah Watts

Herbie Yellow Lodge

Lois Red Elk

Aunt Helen

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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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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
Screenwriter
Adrian C. Louis, Jennifer D. Lyne
Distributor
First Look
Production Co
Grandview Pictures, First Look International, 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
Runtime
1h 27m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Surround
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