The Seventh Fire
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival) • Documentary
From executive producers Terrence Malick, Natalie Portman and Chris Eyre comes a fascinating new documentary. When Rob Brown, a Native American gang leader on a remote Minnesota reservation, is sentenced to prison for a fifth time, he must confront his role in bringing violent drug culture into his beloved Ojibwe community. As Rob reckons with his past, his seventeen-year-old protégé, Kevin, dreams of the future: becoming the most powerful and feared Native gangster on the reservation.
DIRECTED BY JACK PETTIBONE RICCOBONO
UNITED STATES | 2015 | ENGLISH
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