Medicine River(1993)
When photographer Will returns home for his mother's funeral he gets more than he bargained for from a strange cast of characters on the reservation.
Movie: Medicine River
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Will
Harlen Bigbear
Louise Heavyman
Ellen Lesly
Clyde Whiteman
Lionel James
Big John Yellowrabbit
Floyd
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When photographer Will returns home for his mother's funeral he gets more than he bargained for from a strange cast of characters on the reservation.
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1993-01-01
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