Powwow Highway 1989  R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jonathan Wacks
Cast: A Martinez, Gary Farmer, Joannelle Nadine Romero, Amanda Wyss, Sam Vlahos, Wayne Waterman, Margot Kane, Geoffrey Rivas, Wes Studi, Graham Greene, John Trudell, Tony Frank
Cheyenne Buddy Red Bow (A Martinez) and Philbert (Gary Farmer) take off from their Montana reservation in Philbert's beat-up car on their way to Santa Fe to bail Buddy's sister out of jail. This is not only a road film but also a good treatise on the plight of today's Native Americans.
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Salmonberries 1991   R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Percy Adlon
Cast: K.D. Lang, Rosel Zech, Oscar Kawagley, Chuck Connors, Jane Lind, Wolfgang Steinberg, Eugene Omiak, Wayne Waterman, Alvira H. Downey, Christel Merian
Kotzebue (singer k.d. lang in her first film) is a tough, Alaskan pipeline worker. She falls in love with the town's librarian, Roswitha (Rosel Zech), an East German immigrant who can't get over the loss of her husband when he was shot as they attempted to flee over the Berlin Wall. Though Roswitha resists physical love, she and Kotzebue help each other in dealing with the past. 1 User Review
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| | Beautiful, poignant film | ladygrape 11/15/2009 | | Haunting music. a must see |
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| 1. Powwow Highway (1989)
2. Salmonberries (1991)
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