The Education of Little Tree (1997)
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Reviews Counted: 15 Fresh: 9 Rotten:6 Average Rating: 6.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Synopsis: The compassionate tale of 8-year-old Little Tree, an orphaned youth whose sojourn at his grandparents' backwoods Smoky Mountains cabin sparks a legacy of learning about his Cherokee roots and the oppressive government that seeks to assimilate him. Based on Forrest Carter's... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: James Cromwell, Tantoo Cardinal, Graham Greene, Joseph Ashton
Director: Richard Friedenberg
Producer: Jake Everts
Composer: Mark Isham
Story: Forrest Carter
Producer: Jake Eberts
Screenwriter: Richard Friedenberg
Producer: Jake Everts
Composer: Mark Isham
Story: Forrest Carter
Producer: Jake Eberts
Screenwriter: Richard Friedenberg
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Earnest but evocative, and in moments touching, chronicle of the turbulent childhood of a Cherokee orphan during the Depression.
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Pays homage to the spiritual elders who help us to find our place in the world.
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The characters are complex enough to pose important questions, yet the themes are sufficiently straightforward for youngsters to learn and enjoy.
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The film spends far too much time around the moonshine still and hypocritical local church at the cost of other, more interesting lessons.
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