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Songs My Brothers Taught Me(2015)
Status: Released
Date: 2015-09-09
70%
106 Votes
Time: 1h 38m
Overview:
This complex portrait of modern-day life on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation explores the bond between a brother and his younger sister, who find themselves on separate paths to rediscovering the meaning of home.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Highwayman Films
HEART-headed Productions
Forest Whitaker's Significant Productions
Nifty Productions
Standalone Productions
Movie: Songs My Brothers Taught Me
Top 10 Billed Cast
John Reddy
Johnny Winters
Jashaun St. John
Jashaun Winters
Irene Bedard
Lisa Winters
Eléonore Hendricks
Angie Britt
Derrick Janis
Victor Chasing Hawk
Video Trailer Songs My Brothers Taught Me
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