Documentary, History
This documentary offers a deep, candid, and historical look at the Christian experience of America's largest and best-known tribes: the Dakota and Lakota. Its exploration into Native American history also takes a hard and detailed look at President Ulysses S. Grant's Peace Policy of 1873, which was, in effect, a "convert to Episcopalianism or starve" edict put forth by the American government in direct violation of its Constitution. The devastation it had on the values of the people affected were dramatic and extremely long-lasting. Grant's policy was finally ended over 100 years later by the Freedom of American Indian Religions Act in 1978. Interlaced with extraordinarily candid interviews, this documentary presents an insider's perspective of how the Dakota and Lakota were estranged from their religious beliefs and their long-standing traditions.
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King of the Jews
Apocalypto
Cry Rock
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Into Great Silence
The New World
The Mission
Brother Sun, Sister Moon
Ben-Hur
The Way of the Wind
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Divided Loyalties
Earth's Two-Minute Warning
Revolution
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End
The Shaman's Apprentice
Quo Vadis
Jesus Christ Superstar
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IMDB 8 | Dec , 1966
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IMDB 8 | Mar , 2000
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IMDB 7.6 | Dec , 2006
Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.Cry Rock
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2010
In the Bella Coola Valley, a haunting legend endures through generations as a filmmaker reckons with whether the stories of her ancestors can survive being held or if they were never meant to be captured.1492: Conquest of Paradise
IMDB 6.3 | Aug , 1992
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IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 2005
An intimate portrayal of the everyday lives of Carthusian monks of the Grande Chartreuse, high in the French Alps (Chartreuse Mountains). The idea for the film was proposed to the monks in 1984, but the Carthusians said they wanted time to think about it. The Carthusians finally contacted Gröning 16 years later to say they were now willing to permit Gröning to shoot the movie, if he was still interested.The New World
IMDB 6.5 | Dec , 2005
A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.The Mission
IMDB 7.4 | Sep , 1986
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IMDB 7 | Mar , 1972
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IMDB 7.9 | Nov , 1959
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IMDB 0 | May , 2026
A dramatization of several episodes in the life of Christ.The Greatest Story Ever Told
IMDB 6.4 | Apr , 1965
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IMDB 8 | Feb , 1990
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 1997
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IMDB 5.4 | Dec , 1985
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IMDB 6.5 | May , 2007
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IMDB 6.3 | Aug , 2008
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IMDB 8 | May , 2001
Scientist Mark Plotkin races against time to save the ancient healing knowledge of Indian tribes from extinction.Quo Vadis
IMDB 7.1 | Nov , 1951
After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.Jesus Christ Superstar
IMDB 7.1 | Aug , 1973
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