Jonathan Wacks
Director
Powwow Highway (1989)
Two Northern Cheyenne men take a road trip from Montana to New Mexico to bail out the sister of one of them who has been framed and arrested in Santa Fe. On the way, they begin to reconnect to their spiritual heritage.
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
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Watch Providers: Criterion Channel
Production Companies: Handmade Films
Country: United States
Production Countries:
United Kingdom,
United States
Languages:
English
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91 min
Feb. 24, 1989
Released
NR / 15+