Film · 2011 · 1h 25m

Holy Man: The USA vs. Douglas White

Name: Holy Man: The USA vs. Douglas White
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2011-09-15
Duration: 1 h 25 min
Cast: Martin Sheen, Russell Means, Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman, Fred Alan Wolf, Bruce Ellison

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Synopsis

Holy Man is the story of Douglas White, an 88 year old Lakota Sioux medicine man from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, who spent 17 years in federal prison for a crime he did not commit. During the making of this film, filmmakers uncovered new evidence of White's innocence and brought the case back to Federal Court. Holy Man offers a rare glimpse into the mysterious world of Lakota religion, their intimate connection to the land, and a provocative expose of the systemic injustice that Native Americans face in the criminal justice system.