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Synopsis
Filmmaker Chris Eyre, who directed the independent success story Smoke Signals -- one of the first motion pictures directed by, written by, and starring Native American talent -- offers another look at contemporary Native American culture in this hard-hitting drama. Rudy (Eric Schweig) and Mogie (Graham Greene) are two brothers living on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Located in the poorest county in the United States, joblessness and alcoholism are all-too-common facts of life in Pine Ridge, and Rudy and Mogie represent opposite ends of the scale of fortune. Mogie, a Vietnam veteran who came home emotionally scarred by the war, has a severe drinking problem and can't relate to his teenage son Herbie (Noah Watts), while Mogie's younger brother Rudy has struggled to better himself, and as a law enforcement officer is a respected member of the Pine Ridge community. But while Rudy is determined to do something positive for his town, he feels there's only so much he can do as a lawman, and in his off-hours he's become a vigilante, roughing up people whom he believes are helping to bring down Pine Ridge, and plotting to blow up a nearby liquor store that profits from the widespread alcoholism that has destroyed the lives of so many of his people, including his brother. Skins received its world premier at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Gary Farmer Verdell
Lois Red Elk Aunt Helen
Eric Schweig Rudy
Michelle Thrush Stella
Graham Greene Mogie
Nathaniel Arcand Teen Mogie
Chaske Spencer Teen Rudy
Noah Watts Herbie

Production Crew

Gonzalo Cordoba Art Director
Brenda Chambers Associate Producer
Larry Pourier Associate Producer
Adrian C. Louis Book Author
Rene Haynes Casting
Stephen Kazmierski Cinematographer
Chris Eyre Co-producer
Eugene Mazzola Co-producer
Jennifer Lyne Co-producer
B.C. Smith Composer (Music Score)
Ron Leamon Costume Designer
Chris Eyre Director
Paul Trejo Editor
Chris Cooney Executive Producer
Dave Pomier Executive Producer
Jeff Cooney Executive Producer
Chad Rosen First Assistant Director
Jon Kilik Producer
Debbie De Villa Production Designer
Jennifer Lyne Screenwriter
Lisa Scoppa Set Designer
Tom Varga Sound/Sound Designer
Howard A. Anderson Company Title Design
Year: 2002
Runtime: 87
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for language and violence
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Color type
FotoKem color

Sound
Dolby

Produced by
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
First Look Media
Grandview Pictures
Overseas Filmgroup
Starz!

Release
September 27, 2002 (USA - Limited)
by First Look Pictures