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Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Squanto is a high-born Indian warrior from a tribe on the Atlantic coast of North America which devotes its life to hunting and rivalry with a neighboring tribe. Everything changes forever after a ship arrives from England, prospecting the region's commercial potential for the rich Sir George, who uses all his wealth and influence only for ever greater profit. When it returns, several Indians find themselves captives on board, including Squanto. The arrogant Christians consider themselves utterly superior to the 'heathen savages' and treat them as brutally as they do beasts. Squanto fights a bear in a circus, not understanding how men can be so cruel to that creature either, and manages a spectacular escape, but where must he go? He finds shelter and help in a rural monastery, where it takes his protector some effort to prevent the others considering the unknown as diabolical. In time sir George's men come looking for him most brutally...
Style:
feel good, unusual plot structure, humorous, entertaining, melancholic, harsh, talky, factual, visually appealing, sincere ...
Plot:
native american, native americans, thanksgiving, disney, colonial america, slavery, courage, culture clash, indians, medieval, death, freedom, chase, christian, swashbuckler, catastrophe, survival, superhero, race, fashion, jungle, children, snake, nature, natural disaster ...
Time:
17th century, 19th century
Place:
england, ireland, scotland, california, usa, europe, new england ...
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, Spain
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
1492: Conquest of Paradise depicts Christopher Columbus’ discovery of The New World and his effect on the indigenous people.
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: Canada, Australia
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Genre: Adventure, Family
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Duration: 108 min.
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
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Duration: 96 min.
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Duration: 95 min.
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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22%
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Story:
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Romance
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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