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The Seventh Fire

Directed by: Jack Pettibone Riccobono
Runtime: 1hr 16min Year: 2015
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Directed by: Jack Pettibone Riccobono
Runtime: 1hr 16min Year: 2015
Country: United States
Last Screened: Thu 26th May 2016

Presented by Terence Malick, this new doc explores the Native American gang crisis in Minnesota. A haunting, visually arresting portrait capturing the Ojibwe community's cultural heritage coming apart at the seams.

★★★★ “Jack Pettibone Riccobono’s first feature documentary The Seventh Fire is an epic, brutal and challenging watch.” – The Upcoming

“A fascinating and important documentary.” – Hollywood Reporter

When Rob Brown, a Native American gang leader on a remote Minnesota reservation, is sentenced to prison for a fifth time, he must confront his role in bringing violent drug culture into his beloved Ojibwe community. As Rob reckons with his past, his seventeen-year-old protégé, Kevin, dreams of the future: becoming the most powerful and feared Native gangster on the reservation.

From Executive Producer’s Terrence Malick, Natalie Portman, and Chris Eyre comes this haunting and visually arresting documentary about the Native American gang crisis.