DreamKeeper ( Dream Keeper )

DreamKeeper (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Alternate Title: Dream Keeper
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
German ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
183 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Blu-Ray & DVD Combo

Movie filmed in 2003 and produced in:
Canada ( USA, Canada )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Steve Barron

Written By:
John Fusco

Actors:
August Schellenberg ..... Grandpa
Eddie Spears ..... Shane
Gary Farmer ..... Iktome
John Trudell ..... Coyote
Chaske Spencer ..... Eagle Boy
Teneil Whiskeyjack ..... Quillwork
Powwow Girl ..... She Crosses The Water
Alex Rice ..... Thunder Spirit
Michael Greyeyes ..... Old Pawnee Woman
Tantoo Cardinal ..... Dirty Belly
Dakota House ..... High Horse
Sean Wei Mah ..... Mae Little Wounded
Sage Galesi ..... Kills Enemy
Blue Bird Woman ..... Iron Spoon
Gordon Tootoosis ..... Janine
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman
Sheila Tousey

Synopsis:

The main plot of the film is the conflict between a Lakota elder and storyteller named Pete Chasing Horse (August Schellenberg) and his Lakota grandson, Shane Chasing Horse (Eddie Spears). The plot unwinds as the two travel from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota to the fictitious All Nations powwow in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a trip the grandson takes only under duress. Along the way, the grandfather tells his grandson various Indian stories and legends to help him understand and choose the 'good red road,' i.e. to embrace an Indian identity.

At the Pine Ridge Indian reservation in South Dakota, Shane is in trouble with local heavies over owed money. Shane's mother insists that Shane drive his aging grandfather Pete to the All Nations Powwow in Albuquerque. As they set out, Pete tells Shane stories of American Indian legend and bravery:- 1:- The warrior Eagle Boy went on a vision quest. During the quest, Eagle Boy fought and killed the snake woman Uncegila and took her heart, which granted him riches, women and the ability to see the future. 2:- The young Lakota warrior High Horse desired the beautiful Blue Bird Woman but her father refused to give her hand. In his despair, High Horse's only recourse was a suicidal ride into the enemy Crow camp. However, this had unexpected results. 3:- The Mohawk woman She Crosses the Water was wooed by a Thunder Spirit who had fallen in love with her. She joined him in the sky but had to return to Earth when she she became pregnant and gave birth to a son - only to be given the stipulation by the Thunder Spirit that the son must never be struck. 4:- The redheaded white child Tehan had been adopted by a Kiowa tribe. Amongst the tribe, Tehan was ridiculed for his pale looks. He left feeling rejected, only to be captured by white men. His half-sister Talks a Lot mounted a determined effort to rescue him. 5:- The tricksters Coyote and Iktomi cause mischief. 6:- Dirty Belly is the laughing stock of a Pawnee tribe, until he finds an abandoned dun pony that tells him how to become a successful warrior. 7:- The Cheyenne maiden Quill Work Girl dreamt about having seven brothers and then discovered them in the wild. They adopted her but then the buffalo chief came wooing Quill Work Girl as its bride. 8:- A great sickness came upon the people of the North Columbia River and the only hope, as told by a raven, was for a woman of the tribe to give herself to the Earth. 9:- The Blackfoot hunter Ekuskini pursued the ghost of his father through the wilderness.

In South Dakota, in an Indian reservation, an old storyteller Indian asks his grandson Shane, who is in trouble owing money to some bad guys, to take his old pony and him to Albuquerque to the great powwow, an Indian meeting. While traveling, Grandpa tells mysterious Indian tales of love, friendship and magic.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 25 January, 2014.