My husband had told me about this movie for years, and when he rented it I was skeptical, at best since he's not known for his taste in films, television, or music. The movie takes place in the Applachian Mountains where I live. It's almost the story of my husband's family, they are a mix of Blackfoot, Crow, Cherokee, and several other tribes. After seeing the film, I truly understand what they've had to endure over the years. It also makes me think of the crimes that people commit on other people, all in the name of making a group "fit in". The young boy, "Little Tree" did not ask to be born into a family who has both white and Cherokee parents. In the 1920's this was a crime that was beyond forgiveness. The grandparents are also a "mixed" couple, they raise the boy and he is wise beyond his years thanks to them! This move will make you cry, laugh, think, and rejoice. I have to say, that it's even better than MY all time favorite, The Wizard Of Oz! RENT IT, BUY IT, LOVE IT!!!!! THE very best movie I've seen in years!!!!!

P.S. Have PLENTY of tissue on hand!!!

It is 1935 in the mining town of Jericho City, Tennessee. Little Tree (Joseph Ashton) lost his mother a year after his father died in the Army. His grandparents (James Cromwell, Tantoo Cardinal) take him away from his white trash Aunt Martha into their mountain home. They live an Indian life. He makes moonshine whiskey with his good friend Cherokee Willow John (Graham Greene). Little Tree befriends a little girl (Mika Boorem). They face discrimination from the powerful and racism from everybody. Eventually the authorities force Little Tree into a residential school where they rename him Joshua.

It is a little distressing to find out the authorship of the book. However I can't actually find any deliberate racism in the movie. It's a fine little movie but not that compelling. The little kid is fine. Cromwell is great as always. It's about their relationship and it's a nice little story about that.

A touching and compelling story from the native ethnicity Cherokee in the 20', letting us to think about this magnificent people who lived on the Tennessee's mountains and were forced to migrate to a dry land, many thousands died on the way, others on the destination, slowly they were back, but just a few them, this accurate story was told along the picture, the young "Little Tree" was raised by his grandfather, a white man and together with your grandmother a gentle Cherokee woman, nearby has a wise uncle called Willow John, I' won't talk about the movie itself, just those apprenticeship, how they choose a secret place to stay accordant, how they look the sky and talked with the stars, and how they feeling the death about to come, in this two opposite kind of vision of life, one harmonic with nature that surround them, another greed and offensive, what kind do you want to choice??? Stay a question that needs an answer!!!!

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First watch: 2019 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 8.5