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Holy Man: The USA vs. Douglas White

09/15/2011

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1hr 25min

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Documentary

Welcome to the reservation.

STORY

Holy Man is the story of Douglas White, an 88 year old Lakota Sioux medicine man from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, who spent 17 years in federal prison for a crime he did not commit. During the making of this film, filmmakers uncovered new evidence of White's innocence and brought the case back to Federal Court. Holy Man offers a rare glimpse into the mysterious world of Lakota religion, their intimate connection to the land, and a provocative expose of the systemic injustice that Native Americans face in the criminal justice system.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Martin Sheen
  • Russell Means
  • Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman
  • Fred Alan Wolf
  • Bruce Ellison

    Director

  • Jennifer Jessum

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

    Production Countries

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Martin Sheen

Narrator

Russell Means

Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman

Fred Alan Wolf

Bruce Ellison

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