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Snake Treaty (1989)
Directed by David Greene
“Passion takes many forms.”
TV Movie, Drama · 1h 35m
Guy Pehrsson is summoned by his grandfather to return to the farming community of his childhood. He arrives from the City to find that his mother has finally left his alcoholic and abusive father and now lives among the Indians, Guy's childhood friends and neighbours. He also discovers friction between the white farmers and the local Indians, now faced with the choice of selling or retaining their land. A choice made harder by poverty. Guy's boyhood friend, Tom Redfox, leads those Indians who wish to keep their land. Against the background of ensuing confrontation, Guy becomes reacquainted with his estranged parents, his childhood friends and old values, leading to a tragedy that affect the whole community.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- David Greene
- Writer
- Michael De Guzman
- Original Music Composer
- Ralph Grierson
Details
- Original title
- Red Earth, White Earth
- Release date
- 1989-01-24
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- TV Movie, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- CBS, Chris/Rose Productions
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