The Tonto Woman (2008)

A white woman is kidnapped from her home by Apache Indians. Traded to the Mojave Indians, she lives as a squaw for 11 years until she is found by her husband. Unfit for society he keeps her in a shack in the desert. Her solitary existence is transformed with the arrival of a Mexican. He befriends her, reignites her self-worth and increases her confidence. He re-introduces her to her husband and leaves. As he is leaving town he is ambushed by her husbands men and there is a gun-battle. Who lives and who dies?

Released Feb. 15, 2008 35 min None+

Genres: Drama, Romance, Short, Western

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, mdblist.one-actor, imdb.family-abandonment, imdb.female-nudity, imdb.topless-woman, imdb.shooting, imdb.confession + 9 more, imdb.cattle-rustler, imdb.title-spoken-by-character, imdb.skinny-dipping, imdb.arizona-desert, imdb.arizona, imdb.mojave-indian, imdb.apache-indian, imdb.oatman-massacre, awards.oscar-nominated