Sioux City

Summary A young Lakota Sioux, adopted by a wealthy Jewish couple in Beverly Hills, gets in touch with his cultural roots and solves a mystery in this thriller. Because of his upbringing, Jesse Rainfeather Goldman knows almost nothing of Native American traditions. He is doing his internship when he suddenly receives an amulet from the Lakota reservation in Sioux City. It is from his real mother. Jesse's curiosity is piqued, and he immediately travels to his birthplace to learn why she sent it. Unfortunately, by the time he arrives, his mother's body is discovered in the smoldering wreckage of her home. She was shot before she was burned. Jesse's investigation into her death is not welcomed by the local captain of police and his assistant. He is almost beaten to death but is saved by his grandfather, a shaman, and a Lakota woman. The newly healed Jesse begins to explore his tribe's customs. He then contacts his mother's spirit and she leads him to the film's conclusion. View more details

Sioux City

Written : L. Virginia Browne

Stars : Lou Diamond Phillips Salli Richardson-Whitfield Lise Cutter Melinda Dillon

5.8

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Genres : Thriller Mystery Drama

Release date : Apr 16, 1994

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : Santa Clarita, California, USA

Production companies : Cabin Fever Entertainment Facet Films Inc.

Summary A young Lakota Sioux, adopted by a wealthy Jewish couple in Beverly Hills, gets in touch with his cultural roots and solves a mystery in this thriller. Because of his upbringing, Jesse Rainfeather Goldman knows almost nothing of Native American traditions. He is doing his internship when he suddenly receives an amulet from the Lakota reservation in Sioux City. It is from his real mother. Jesse's curiosity is piqued, and he immediately travels to his birthplace to learn why she sent it. Unfortunately, by the time he arrives, his mother's body is discovered in the smoldering wreckage of her home. She was shot before she was burned. Jesse's investigation into her death is not welcomed by the local captain of police and his assistant. He is almost beaten to death but is saved by his grandfather, a shaman, and a Lakota woman. The newly healed Jesse begins to explore his tribe's customs. He then contacts his mother's spirit and she leads him to the film's conclusion. View more details

Details

Genres : Thriller Mystery Drama

Release date : Apr 16, 1994

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : Santa Clarita, California, USA

Production companies : Cabin Fever Entertainment Facet Films Inc.

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Sneha is a middle-class working girl who lives with her aunt Raji. Raji informs her that Karunakaran, a prisoner believed to have killed Sneha's mother, is also her father and Raji's elder brother. Sneha refuses to accept Karunakaran as her father. Sneha falls in love with Dwarkesh, whose father Raghavan opposes the relationship. Sneha works in the same company as Rajiv, Dwarkesh's older brother who eloped with his rich girlfriend Uma, and Raghavan wants nothing to do with him. Sneha and Dwarkesh secretly register their marriage. Uma tries to cause conflict by exposing this. However, Raghavan accepts the marriage when he discovers that Dwarkesh and Sneha are cousins, and they have a ceremonial wedding. Uma tries to become a better person, but her daughter Kushi isn't willing to accept her. To set an example, Sneha accepts Karunakaran as her father - her mother was actually killed by Muthulakshmi - and Kushi does likewise with Uma. Karunakaran is ill and Sneha prepares to donate a kidney, but discovers she is pregnant. When she considers aborting the baby in order to save her father's life, Dwarkesh sends her out of their home, but later believes this was a mistake. It is revealed that Sneha has died, but look-alike Kavitha threatens Dwarkesh and steals money. Sushma wins the heart of the Mayil family. Muthulakshmi plots for Kavitha to impersonate Sneha and kill DK, Karunakaran and Raji, but Kavitha/Sneha is instead reunited with the Raghavan family. To prevent Shankar from forcibly marrying Kashthuri Dwarakesh marries her instead, but is shocked when he later sees Kavitha. Kashthuri and Kavitha then fight to be the wife of Dwarakesh. In Poombarai, Sneha is captured by Sudhakar but released after saving his psychotic brother Dhanush. Dhanush, however, attempts to forcibly marry her, and is arrested by Dwarakesh and Sudhakar. Sushma gives birth to a boy. Sushma and Sneha are jailed for burying Rahul, who was beneath Sushma's bed.They are blamed by Rahul's mother though Muthulakshmi's sister Kanagadurga was behind it. Sushma is later captured by a henchman of Durga, but they are all killed. Sushma returns home and the Mayil family and the Raghavan-Karunakaran family go their separate ways to live in happiness.

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