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6.8Young Native American man Thomas is a nerd in his reservation, wearing oversize glasses and telling everyone stories no-one wants to hear. His parents died in a fire in 1976, and Thomas was saved by Arnold. Arnold soon left his family, and Victor hasn't seen his father for 10 years. When Victor hears Arnold has died, Thomas offers him funding for the trip to get Arnold's remains.
Released: 1998-06-2689 minDir: Chris EyreDrama, Comedy
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Cast
- Adam Beach as Victor Joseph
- Evan Adams as Thomas Builds-the-Fire
- Irene Bedard as Suzy Song
- Gary Farmer as Arnold Joseph
- Tantoo Cardinal as Arlene Joseph
- Cody Lightning as Young Victor Joseph
Themes
- idaho
- male friendship
- native american
- road trip
- orphan
- native american reservation
- based on short story
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Country of origin
- Canada
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Chris Eyre
- Screenwriter
- Sherman Alexie
- Cast member
- Simon R. Baker
- Production company
- Miramax
- Narrative location
- Arizona
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1998-12-03
- title
- Smoke Signals
- distributed by
- Hulu
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 7.3/10
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