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BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE
(2007)
Certification15
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This TV adaptation of a section of the classic book about the treatment of Native Americans by the all conquering Europeans centres on the struggles of the Lakota Sioux. The narrative follows Dr Charles Eastman, a young, western-educated 'civilised' Amerindian, Sitting Bull, the proud emasculated chief who refuses to submit to US government policies designed to strip his people of their land, a 'liberal' white teacher and Senator Henry Dawes, one of the men responsible for government policy on I
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Certification12
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The object of this massive tribute died as he had always lived, without wealth, without property, without official title or office. Mahatma Gandhi was not the commander of armies, nor the ruler of vast lands, he could not boast any scientific achievement or artistic gift, yet men, governments, dignitaries from all over the world, have joined hands today to pay homage to the little brown man in the loin cloth who led his country to freedom. This quote is from his funeral, one of the greatest s
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THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD
(2007)
Certification15
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The last months of the infamous bushwacker Jesse James, before being shot by the socially inadequate, unstable, envious, admiring young wannabe Robert Ford. Beautifully shot, and masterfully directed, this is a rambling sepia-toned epic. Produced, but not directed by Ridley Scott, "The Assassination of Jesse James" is still very reminiscent of his style of film making and though there are flaws, the studied novelistic narrative grated, this is a contemplative western about a human psyche, or two
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