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On Sacred Ground

Play trailer Poster for On Sacred Ground 2023,  2h 5m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 29% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 80% Fewer than 50 Ratings Popcornmeter
29% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 80% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
A journalist and an oil company executive find themselves on opposite sides during the construction of the contentious Dakota Access Pipeline running through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota.

Critics Reviews

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Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times Jan 14, 2023
2.5/4
The heavy-handed drama depicts Indigenous Peoples’ Standing Rock protests but focuses on white outsiders... Go to Full Review
Joe Leydon Variety Jan 13, 2023
A movie that is not merely disappointingly uneven, but irredeemably unbalanced. Go to Full Review
Tara McNamara Common Sense Media Jun 26, 2023
2/5
As a piece of entertainment, On Sacred Ground sags and drags; as a work of art intended to increase understanding of a complex situation, it's got some lift. The filmmaking is underwhelming, and McKinney's PTSD storyline distracts from the core plot. Go to Full Review
Bobby LePire Film Threat Jan 17, 2023
8/10
An important and timely film. Go to Full Review
Erick Massoto Collider Jan 13, 2023
C-
In the end, On Sacred Ground is able to escape the full extent of a white savior story because the ending in real life is not happy, and not exactly finished as well. Go to Full Review
Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru Jan 12, 2023
Overwrought and heavy-handed. It suffers from an unfocused, meandering plot that's overstuffed and bites off more than it could chew. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Joshua Tickell

Director

Rebecca Harrell Tickell

Director

David Arquette

Elliot

William Mapother

Daniel McKinney

Amy Smart

Julie

Kerry Knuppe

Mika

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On Sacred Ground

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Movie Info

Synopsis A journalist and an oil company executive find themselves on opposite sides during the construction of the contentious Dakota Access Pipeline running through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota.
Director
Joshua Tickell, Rebecca Harrell Tickell
Producer
Rebecca Harrell Tickell, William Mapother, Wesley Hartshorn, Joannelle Nadine Romero, Joshua Tickell
Screenwriter
Rebecca Harrell Tickell, William Mapother, Joshua Tickell
Distributor
Shout! Studios
Production Co
Big Picture Ranch, PIC Collective, Slated
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 13, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 13, 2023
Runtime
2h 5m
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