Holy Man: The USA vs Douglas White

2011

Documentary / Drama

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IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 49 49

Director

Jennifer Jessum Photo
Jennifer Jessum

Top cast

Martin Sheen Photo
Martin Sheen as Narrator
Marcos Akiaten Photo
Marcos Akiaten as Chanupa Glu Ha Mani
Mo Brings Plenty Photo
Mo Brings Plenty as Crazy Horse
Russell Means Photo
Russell Means as Self
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777.76 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
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1.41 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by walkinbird 7 / 10

A powerful marathon message presented at a walking pace

Reviewed by marycadney

makes you stronger

Reviewed by flyinglimbs-1 10 / 10

Village Voice review of Holy Man: The USA vs. Douglas White

This Year's DocuWeeks Festival makes a strong case for real life By Ernest Hardy Director Jennifer Jessum's Holy Man: The USA vs. Douglas White illustrates complex issues through the story of an individual. White—a revered medicine man on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota—is falsely accused of child molestation, and even when mountains of evidence attest to his innocence, the court system refuses to release him. Narrated by Martin Sheen, the film puts White's legal battle in the context of historical and ongoing racism against Native Americans that has resulted in legacies of poverty, alcoholism, and the highest suicide rate in the country. It's engrossing but infuriating viewing, and when a white government worker says point-blank, "The federal judicial system and all its accoutrements are on the backs of the Indians," it's impossible to argue otherwise.The Village Voice
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