Wild Indian

Decades after covering up his classmate’s murder, Michael has moved on from his reservation and fractured past. When a man who shares his violent secret seeks vengeance, Michael goes to great lengths to protect his new life with his wife and boss from the demons of his past.

Cast

Michael Greyeyes

as Michael/Makwa

Chaske Spencer

as Teddo

Kate Bosworth

as Greta

Phoenix Wilson

as Young Makwa

Julian Gopal

as Young Teddo

Lisa Cromarty

as Cammy

Jesse Eisenberg

as Jerry

Elisha Pratt

as Darren

Scott Haze

as Father Daniels

Tres Garcia

as Daniel

Reviews

Manuel São Bento

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com Being this an Indigenous film and a feature directorial debut for Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr., I really didn’t know what to expect. Maybe that’s why I enjoyed it more than I anticipated. Wild Indian ta...

Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

The bleak drama “Wild Indian” is an emotionally complex story of the vicious cycle of trauma and violence, especially as it relates to the Native American community. Writer / director Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr.‘s film features a predominantly Indigenous cast, which gives the film a very specific (yet...

Wuchak

_**The good, the bad and the ugly of escaping the Res**_ Abused Makwa grows up on a troubled Reservation in Wisconsin with his cousin Teddo in the 80s. Over three decades later they meet again and the contrast is glaring. Michael Greyeyes and Chaske Spencer head the cast while Jesse Eisenberg and...

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