I would give it a ten except that I understand IMDb sometimes discounts the tens and ones. There is violence but it moves the story along and generates suspense. Again more is made of the violence than there should be. Reading the subtitles will add comic relief to your screening, but the story itself plays visually. Rudy Youngblood especially stands out here as the hero. Look at The Fast Runner - a movie about a much smaller aboriginal community in which we see no matter how small your clan is someone will be a criminal and all soap opera elements will be represented. Both sides of human nature doubtless existed in each culture from the start. The accusation that it portrays the people unfairly has no merit. Though I had no interest in the subject, I took a risk and just came back from seeing Mel Gibson's new flick and it is an exciting adventure which engages from the start with touches of humor that allow us to relate to the characters rather than hold them at a distance.
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