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After the death of her grandmother, Tana sets out alone on a road trip across the American Midwest, reconnecting with her Oglala Lakota family and encountering strangers whose stories become part of her journey. Blending fiction with documentary elements, The Unknown Country is a quiet, visually striking meditation on grief, memory, Indigenous identity, human connection and the American landscape. Starring Lily Gladstone, Raymond Lee, Richard Ray Whitman and Lainey Bearkiller Shangreaux. Directed by Morrisa Maltz. Rotten Tomatoes rating of 92%.
“You don't watch the movie. You experience it through your senses.” — Sheila O’Malley, RogerEbert.com
NR, 85 min., 2022. Closed captions (CC) in English.