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Dance Me Outside (1995)

Explores the sensitive, and tense, relationship between life on an First Nations reservation and life in the outside world. When Native Canadian Silas Crow is forced to write a personal essay in order to get a much-desired job, he tells the story of the rape and murder of an Indian girl by a drunken thug. When the killer received a lenient two-year sentence for manslaughter, the First Nations community felt shock and anger—and tried desperately to deal with the after-effects of this lack of justice.

  • Drama
  • Crime
  • Comedy

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Ryan Rajendra BlackRyan Rajendra BlackSilas Crow
  • Photo of Adam BeachAdam BeachFrank Fencepost
  • Photo of Jennifer PodemskiJennifer PodemskiSadie Maracle
  • Photo of Lisa LaCroixLisa LaCroixIllianna
  • Photo of Kevin HicksKevin HicksRobert McVey
  • Photo of Rose Marie TrudeauRose Marie TrudeauMa Crow
  • Photo of Gloria May EshkibokGloria May EshkibokMad Etta
  • Photo of Selim Running Bear SandovalSelim Running Bear SandovalRobert Coyote
  • Photo of Sandrine HoltSandrine HoltPoppy
  • Photo of Tamara PodemskiTamara PodemskiLittle Margaret

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