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Reel Injun
SummaryFrom Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond, an entertaining and insightful look at the portrayal of North American Natives through a century of cinema. With clips from hundreds of classic and recent films, and candid interviews with celebrated Native and non-Native directors, writers, actors and activists — including Clint Eastwood, Robbie Robertson, Sache... Read More

Reel Injun

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Generally Favorable
63
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Generally Favorable
7.3
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
63% Positive
5 Reviews
38% Mixed
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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80
Boxoffice Magazine
There are gaps here and there, but it provides a fascinating introduction to a corner of film history that has gotten too little attention.
75
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The documentary ends on a hopeful note, as Indians themselves have taken control of their image.
75
New York Post
Examines in entertaining detail the way Hollywood has treated North American natives going as far back as the days of silent flicks.
70
The New York Times
Absorbing and amusing for as long as it looks back at those Hollywood westerns, recounting their sins against American Indians.
60
Variety
The tone of Reel Injun is respectfully serious, though well short of angry, while focusing on how the stereotypical depictions of marauding redskins affected the self-images of Native Americans.
60
Time Out
The first-person sections, however, couldn’t be more clumsy or grating, and every time Diamond’s tone-deaf narration starts repeating the obvious, you can feel an eye-opening history lesson turning into a quirky, orbs-glazing travelogue.
40
Village Voice
Combining a road trip from his native Arctic reservation to Los Angeles with an archival cinematic survey, Diamond's treatment of each is perfunctory to the point of inutility.
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33% Mixed
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  • National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
  • Rezolution Pictures
Jun 11, 2010
1 h 25 m
Gemini Awards
• 3 Wins & 5 Nominations
FOCAL International Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Peabody Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
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