In the Beginning was Water and Sky
Mar 16, 2017 | IMDB 9
13 min Watch NowDrama, Fantasy, History
A haunting and visually stunning fairytale that blends the horrors of fantasy and the real life historical events of colonization and Indian Boarding Schools in the United States. A Native American girl in the 1700s and a Native American boy in the 1960s struggle to find their way back to a home that may be lost forever.
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The New World
The Mission
Atlantis: Milo's Return
Serpico
Where the Spirit Lives
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Nurse Betty
La grande histoire de la Bretagne
Raven Hawk
White Wolves
Legends of the Fall
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IMDB 6.2 | Oct , 2005
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IMDB 7 | Mar , 2022
1492: Conquest of Paradise
IMDB 6.3 | Oct , 1992
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 1963
An orphaned indigenous girl is taken away to an all white school so that the school can get grant money.The Deserted Valley
IMDB 5.7 | Feb , 2002
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IMDB 9 | Sep , 2013
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IMDB 6.6 | Jun , 1985
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IMDB 6.5 | Dec , 2005
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IMDB 7.4 | Sep , 1986
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IMDB 6.3 | Feb , 2003
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IMDB 7.5 | Dec , 1973
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IMDB 6 | Jun , 1990
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IMDB 8.7 | May , 2013
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IMDB 6.1 | Aug , 2000
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IMDB 7 | May , 2022
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IMDB 3.7 | Jul , 1996
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IMDB 5.6 | Jun , 1969
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IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 1994
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IMDB 6.8 | Sep , 2013
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