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Dreamkeeper

2003 · 174 min

A gentle, unhurried road journey woven with myth, carrying a quiet warmth and a sense of loss beneath its stories.

Directed by: Steve Barron
Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Tv movie
Starring: August Schellenberg, Eddie Spears, Gary Farmer

Overview: 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.

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Directed by: Steve Barron
Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Tv movie
Starring: August Schellenberg, Eddie Spears, Gary Farmer

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Tone
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
memory
redemption
trauma
Places: road trip
countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	5
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: fantasy, drama, tv movie
Directed by: Steve Barron
Written by: John Fusco
Starring: August Schellenberg, Eddie Spears, Gary Farmer, John Trudell, Chaske Spencer, Teneil Whiskeyjack, Alex Rice, Michael Greyeyes
Music: Stephen Warbeck
Cinematography: Jon Joffin
Runtime: 174 min
Country: Canada, Germany, United States of America
Languages: English

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