
A Thousand Roads
2005-01-23 · 40 min · ★ 9.0
The film threads together four stories, taking us into the life of a stressed-out Mohawk stockbroker in Manhattan; a young Inupiat girl sent to live with her grandmother in Barrow, Alaska; a Navajo gang member who must find his core values in his reservation on the mesas of New Mexico; and a Quechua healer in Peru, attempting to save a sick child. Each story explores what it means to belong to a specific community.
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Production details
- Directors
- Chris Eyre
- Production companies
- Seven Arrows Multimedia, Telenova Productions, Mandalay Media Arts
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 3,100,000
Top Cast
John TrudellNarrator (voice)
Alex RiceAmanda Cook
Jeremiah BitsuiJohnny Chee
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