The Education of Little Tree (1997)
Directed by Richard Friedenberg
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Childhood Drama, Coming-of-Age |
Release Date - Dec 25, 1997 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 112 min. |
Countries - Canada, United States |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Bhob Stewart
Richard Friedenberg scripted and made his directorial debut with this adaptation of Forrest Carter's 1992 award-winning coming-of-age novel detailing the Depression-era boyhood of an orphaned Cherokee, eight-year-old Little Tree (Joseph Ashton). Raised and tutored by his grandparents (Tantoo Cardinal, James Cromwell) in the Smokey Mountains of the 1930s, Little Tree encounters difficulties after authorities force him to attend the Notched Gap Indian School. Friedenberg later received an Oscar nomination for his A River Runs Through It screenplay.
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Keywords
against-the-system, coming-of-age, culture-clash, education, grandparent, Native-American, orphan, tutor
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