In the Beginning was Water and Sky
Mar 16, 2017 | IMDB 9
13 min Watch NowDrama, Fantasy, History
A haunting and visually stunning fairytale that blends the horrors of fantasy and the real life historical events of colonization and Indian Boarding Schools in the United States. A Native American girl in the 1700s and a Native American boy in the 1960s struggle to find their way back to a home that may be lost forever.
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