Universal VIP

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2012

0h 14m

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Comedy

Drama

Romance

Overview

Still working through the grief of losing her only child, Thelma, a young Blackfeet woman in Browning, MT, is taken advantage of by friends who use her as de facto child care while they continue to live the freewheeling lifestyles they had before becoming parents.

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3 members

Acting

Lily Gladstone

Thelma

Lily Gladstone

Acting

Tatanka Means

The Creator

Tatanka Means

Acting

Elaine Miles

N'ah

Elaine Miles

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