The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw

2019

Comedy

IMDb Rating 5.7/10 10 85 85

Director

Shelley Niro Photo
Shelley Niro

Top cast

Gary Farmer Photo
Gary Farmer as Oliver Yellowdog
John Clifford Talbot Photo
John Clifford Talbot as Storeowner
Roseanne Supernault Photo
Roseanne Supernault as Simone Muskrat
MorningStar Angeline Photo
MorningStar Angeline as Mitzi Bearclaw
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884.49 MB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 36 min
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1.78 GB
1920*784
English 5.1
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23.976 fps
1 hr 36 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by donbuskirk 7 / 10

Seems Like the Real Goods

Ok, right off I'm a Whitey who doesn't have any friends from the Rez. However I have studied the plight of indigenous people, and this film seems to have the Real Goods.1. You have a protagonist with feet in both camps, like many young indigenous people who have spent time in both worlds. She's a bit naive, but sees many opportunities before her if she plays by the dominant culture rules, including the attraction of an understanding Native American guy whose Casino-fueled rez is rich enough to fund his artistic ambitions.2. But it means walking away from her broken family on a remote reserve, who need her, and they've just signaled they need her bad.3. She reluctantly agrees to visit her family, and immediately becomes enmeshed in Rez politics, which are far from harmonious.From my meagre understanding, most indigenous people face this dilemma, and there are no easy solutions, which this film handles very well.I wouldn't call this film a comedy, though I understand "gallows humour" is a way Rez dwellers use to cope. The dialogue seems believable, as does the ending (with nothing neatly wrapped up, but a choice made).There are times when the director abandons straight narration and drifts off into mystical images that are not very clear, but evoke a mind not shackled by Western Civilization-style thought processes. I like them, because they jolt me into realizing a native-educated brain just doesn't think like mine; even when it talks like mine - it has other values and priorities. That's what I mean by the Real Goods.
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Reviewed by LaxFan94 7 / 10

More of a drama than a comedy film..

Although IMDb sees this film as a "comedy", I see this one more as a drama since a young woman is forced to go back to her home rez to look after her ill mother. It is unknown to me why Mitzi's mother has always been bitter towards her family, except that one nephew whom she adores. But I admire the unselfishness of Mitzi when she put her personal plans on hold to return to the rez for her mom. I love people who puts their family first before others. But my favorite character here is Simone because she is so vengefully jealous of Mitzi's boyfriend. Simone felt that Mitzi took her boyfriend away from her so now she needs to get him back. Anyways, I give this film a 7 out of 10.

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