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"Can You Hear Their Cries?"

2007

1h 24m

5.2(13 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

Shayla Stonefeather, a Native American attorney prosecuting a Lakota teen in a controversial murder trial, returns to the reservation to say goodbye to her dying father. After the teen is killed, she hears ghostly voices and sees strange visions that cause her to re-examine beliefs she thought she left behind.

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Tonantzin Carmelo

Tonantzin Carmelo

Shayla Stonefeather

Carla-Rae Holland

Rebecca Stonefeather

Michael Spears

Michael Spears

Tom Greyhorse

Cory Brusseau

Jonathan Freeman

Charlie White Buffalo

Sam Stonefeather

Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle

Medicine Man

Mark Barnes

Jury Foreman

Emmanuel Black Bear

Birthday-Party Musician

Tim Black Bear

Birthday-Party Musician

Joseph Medicine Blanket

Robbie Whiteshirt

Creative team

Directed by: Michael Linn
Written by: Keith Davenport
Michael Linn
Produced by: Chris Eyre
Michael Linn

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