The Seventh Fire

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The Seventh Fire

2016

1h 18m

Documentary

Drama

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Gang culture of prisons and cities is increasingly washing up at the front door of an Ojibwe reservation in rural Minnesota. About to serve time in prison, an Ojibwe gang leader confronts his role in bringing violence to the community.

J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Riccobono creates a credible panorama of modern small-town America.

Aug 4, 2016

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

By tackling the larger issue of Native American gangs through the story of two northwest Minnesota drug dealers, Riccobono personalizes a problem that deserves more attention.

Jul 28, 2016

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Godfrey Cheshire

RogerEbert.com

Riccobono's film is a powerful example of cinema's ability to grant even the diciest of characters their full humanity.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 22, 2016

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Robert Roten

Laramie Movie Scope

This is a harrowing, effective film about life on the reservation. It pulls no punches and offers no solutions, easy or otherwise. The only demand it makes of us is that we pay attention to what is going on here.

Rated: B

Feb 7, 2017

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Despite the drama, the film is slow and struggles to find a clear voice.

Rated: 2.5/5

Nov 11, 2016

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Michael Nordine

City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul

There are no teary-eyed breakdowns or moments of grand revelation in The Seventh Fire, just an utter lack of hope for a better future.

Aug 18, 2016

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Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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A raw and very real portrayal of the drug and gang culture which is present not only in Minnesota but in the far reaches of Native America as well. However, the title itself is misleading. The seventh fire and the seventh generation sum up a movement and prophecy within the ojibwe culture about revilatization of culture, well-being of the earth & all life. The film portrayed indigenous life as we've seen portrayed in T.V and film since Buffalo Bill; helpless and unredemable. With a title such as "The Seventh Fire" I expected much more.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Jack Pettibone Riccobono

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Jack Pettibone Riccobono

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Synopsis

Gang culture of prisons and cities is increasingly washing up at the front door of an Ojibwe reservation in rural Minnesota. About to serve time in prison, an Ojibwe gang leader confronts his role in bringing violence to the community.

Director: Jack Pettibone Riccobono
Producer: Jack Pettibone Riccobono, Shane Slattery-Quintanilla, Jihan Robinson, Joey Carey
Screenwriter: Jack Pettibone Riccobono, Shane Slattery-Quintanilla, Andrew Ford
Distributor: Film Movement
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 22, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 27, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $27.1K
Runtime: 1h 18m

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