Grand Avenue (1996)

Directed by

Daniel Sackheim

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 47m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An extended Native American family in a Northern California reservation town deals with personal struggles, family secrets, and the pull between tradition and modern life. The story follows several generations as they confront poverty, addiction, and loss over a few eventful days.

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What happens

Grand Avenue is a 1996 American drama film directed by Daniel Sackheim and written by Greg Sarris. It is based on the 1994 novel Grand Avenue by Greg Sarris. The film stars Irene Bedard, Tantoo Cardinal, Eloy Casados, Deena-Marie Consiglio, Alexis Cruz, Diane Debassige, Jenny Gago, Cody Lightning, A Martinez, Simi Mehta, August Schellenberg, Sheila Tousey and Sam Vlahos. The film premiered on HBO on June 30, 1996. The film is one of the only American films to feature an indigenous Native American lead role for an actress, played by Menominee actress Tousey. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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