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Skins /

Rudy Yellow Lodge is both a resident and a police officer of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Dealing with the fallout and emotional burdens of reservation life in one of the poorest counties in the U.S., as alcoholism and poverty continually threaten the community, his family, and his own state o...

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Corporate Authors: Grandview Pictures (Firm), First Look Media (Firm), Starz Encore Entertainment (Firm), Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, First Look Home Entertainment, Arte Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Eyre, Chris, 1969-, Kilik, Jon, Lyne, Jennifer D., Greene, Graham, 1952-, Schweig, Eric, 1967-, Pettibone, Yellow Pony, Farmer, Gary, 1953-, Spears, Michael, 1977-, George, Leonard, Watts, Noah, Thrush, Michelle, Kazmierski, Stephen, Trejo, Paul, 1953-, Smith, BC, Leamon, Ron, DeVilla, Debbie, Louis, Adrian C.
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English, with optional Spanish subtitles.
Published: [Century City, Calif.] : First Look Home Entertainment, [2003], 2002.
Subjects:
Feature films.
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.) > Drama.
Indians of North America > Alcohol use > Drama.
Indians of North America > Social conditions > Drama.
Brothers > South Dakota > Drama.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Veterans > South Dakota > Drama.
Indian reservation police > South Dakota > Drama.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
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Summary:Rudy Yellow Lodge is both a resident and a police officer of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Dealing with the fallout and emotional burdens of reservation life in one of the poorest counties in the U.S., as alcoholism and poverty continually threaten the community, his family, and his own state of mind, Rudy finds himself taking the law into his own hands, with potentially tragic consequences.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002.
Based on the novel : Skins / by Adrian C. Louis.
Special features: optional audio commentary by director; "On the set" behind-the-scenes featurette (15 min.); "Rolling rez mini-doc" film promotion tour (5 min.).
Motion picture.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, region 1; Dolby digital surround.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for language and violence.
Awards:Tokyo International Film Festival, 2002: Best Actor Award (Graham Greene)
Production Credits:Director of photography, Stephen Kazmierski ; editor, Paul Trejo ; original music, B.C. Smith ; costume designer, Ronald Leamon ; production designer, Debbie DeVilla.
ISBN:1592410707
9781592410705