魂归伤膝谷

简介：BeginningjustafterthebloodySiouxvictoryoverGeneralCusteratLittleBigHorn,BuryMyHeatWoundedKneeintertwinestheperspectivesofthreecharactersCharlesEastman(Beach),néOhiyesa,ayoung,Dmouth-educated,Siouxdoctorheldupaslivingofoftheallegedsuessofassimilation;SittingBull(Schellenberg),theudLakotachiefwhorefusestosubmittoU.S.governmentpoliciesdesignedtostriphispeopleoftheiridentity,theirdignityandtheirsacredland–thegold-ladenBlackHillsoftheDakotas;andSenatorHenryDawes(Quinn),whowasoneofthearchitectsofthegovernmentpolicyonIndianaffairs.WhileEastmanandpatricianschoolteacherElaineGoodale(Paquin)worktoimvelifefortheIndiansonthereservation,SenatorDaweslobbiesPresidentGrant(Thompson)formorehumanetreatment,opposingthebellisestanceofGeneralWilliamTecumsehSherman(Feore).HoperisesfortheIndiansintheformofthephetWovoka(Studi)andtheGhostDance–amessianicmovementthatmisesanendoftheirsufferingunderthewhiteman.ThishopeisobliteratedaftertheassassinationofSittingBullandthemassacreofhundredsofIndianmen,womenandchildrenbythe7thCavalryatWoundedKneeCreekonDec.29,1890.WrittenbyHBOFilms