Dance Me Outside

1994

Comedy / Drama

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 90% · 13 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 90% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 1486 1.5K

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Plot summary

Explores the sensitive, and tense, relationship between life on an First Nations reservation and life in the outside world. When Native Canadian Silas Crow is forced to write a personal essay in order to get a much-desired job, he tells the story of the rape and murder of an Indian girl by a drunken thug. When the killer received a lenient two-year sentence for manslaughter, the First Nations community felt shock and anger—and tried desperately to deal with the after-effects of this lack of justice.

Director

Bruce McDonald Photo
Bruce McDonald

Top cast

Michael Greyeyes Photo
Michael Greyeyes as Gooch
Gloria May Eshkibok Photo
Gloria May Eshkibok as Mad Etta
Tamara Podemski Photo
Tamara Podemski as Little Margaret
Adam Beach Photo
Adam Beach as Frank Fencepost
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778.52 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
R
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23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
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1.56 GB
1920*1080
English 5.1
R
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23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by 8 / 10

An Independent Classic

Dance Me Outside (1995) Review: I saw this movie one day out on a whim. I never heard of this before, Here's my take:Dance Me Outside is something else. This is a good movie. We have ourselves a fine young cast, a nice location to film, and a good story. The story is rather grim and also this movie does deal with issues without getting mighty preachy.This movie has humor, depth, and some very excellent dialog. This movie is really compelling. I had to watch this from start to finish. It captured my interest. After this was over, I wanted to see this again. This is a very good movie.The Last Word: Underrated. Yes. This movie deserved a lot more attention. The characters are likable and overall is very interesting. Try to find this gem, it's worth the trouble.
Reviewed by 8 / 10

Great Look At Reservation Life In Canada

Reviewed by 8 / 10

Loved it!

I had to bid over and over at an online auction to get my copy. I loved everything about the movie. The casting was superb and the humor could be seen even though the plot line was of a dark nature. I am not Native, and can only guess that this is a close approximation of life on a Reservation to some degree. This film has caused me to wonder many evenings what was factual and what was fictional. Obviously, there are still some stereotypes regarding both people, Whites and Natives. What I liked was that the movie showed some real issues without getting too preachy. It pointed out what some of the basic problems facing Natives are and gave the audience a chance to learn through humor, and yes, horror. Since watching this Movie for the first time, I tend to watch for similar movies, such as Smoke Signals and Cowboys and Indians. I have not been disappointed yet.
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