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Summary
What begins as a Navajo officer's investigation into a prop plane crash on his Southwest reservation gives way to a drug smuggling ring and murder.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Running time
1 h 51 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109111Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 3 countries
Released
1992
May 15, 1992
34 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
NavajoMade in
United States
France
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 30
Lou Diamond PhillipsOfficer Jim Chee
Fred WardLieutenant Joe Leaphorn- BCBetty C. BarlowOld Navajo Woman #2
Gary BasarabaLarry
Guy BoydAgent Johnson
Blake ClarkBen Gaines
Gary FarmerCowboy Albert Dashee- LBLance BakerMr. Archer
Billy BeckMotel Clerk- ABArlene BowmanEdna Nezzie
- PJPatrick JensenAlbino Boy
Ivory OceanCurtiss
Michelle ThrushShirley Topaha- NKNeil KayquoptewaLomatewa
- JKJames KootsTaylor
- JLJane LorangerGail Pauling
- LMLonnie MaceMan #2
- FMFidel MorenoWorkman
- LNLoren NahsonhoyaDanny
- AYAlice Y. NezOld Navajo Woman #3
- TGTimothy G. RileyMan #1 (as Timothy Glenn Riley)
- ESEugene SekaquaptewaElderly Hopi Man
- BTBernie ToledoWorkman
- ETEmmett TsoOld Navajo Man #2
Directing · 1
- Errol Morris Director
Writing · 3
- Neal Jimenez Screenplay
- Eric Bergren Screenplay
- Tony Hillerman Novel
Production · 8
- Robert Redford Executive Producer
- Bonni Lee Executive Producer
- Patrick Markey Producer
- Ellen Chenoweth Casting
- Richard Erdman Co-Producer
- Ka-Mook Nichols Extras Casting, Local Casting
Camera · 1
- Stefan Czapsky Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Freeman A. Davies Editor
Sound · 1
- Michel Colombier Original Music Composer
Other crew · 1
- Dan Bradley Stunt Coordinator
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