22 Nov 2013
Empire of Dirt
Lena flees to her rural hometown after her 13-year-old daughter's overdose attracts the attention of child services. She reunites with her estranged mother, and is forced to face a past she has tried to ignore.
The Exiles
The story of one night in the lives of a group of young Native American men and women who have left their reservations and are now living in the Bunker Hill district of Los Angeles.
Top Billed Cast
Yvonne Williams Yvonne
Homer Nish Homer
Tom Reynolds Tommy
Rico Rodriguez Rico
Clifford Ray Sam Cliff
Clydean Parker Claudine
Mary Donahue Mary
Eddie Sunrise Singer on Hill X
Eugene Pablo Jacinto Valenzuela Matthew Pablo Ann Amiador Sarah Mazy Delos Yellow Eagle Gloria Muti Lew Irwin Arthur Madbull Norman St. Pierre Ted Guardipee Marilyn Lewis
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