Thunderheart 4K 1992 Ultra HD 2160p

The film is based on real events that took place on the Sioux Indian reservation. Young FBI agent Ray (Kilmer) (who is of mixed Native American descent) is sent there to investigate murders committed by so-called traditionalists fighting for their rights and a return to ancient customs and ways of life. The experienced and legendary agent Cutell (Pullman) is already working there. Everything that seemed so simple in Washington becomes not just complicated, but mystical and otherworldly on the reservation. But the film is by no means mystical; there is a perfectly prosaic explanation for everything. Uranium was mined on Indian land, and many, including Cullett, made a lot of money from it. Uranium poisoned the river and people died. Those who tried to stop the crime were killed, and the fighters themselves were declared murderers.

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Political thrillers from the early 1990s can safely be classified as a separate genre in the world of cinema. Sidney Pollack's The Firm, The Pelican Brief starring Julia Roberts, Michael Apted's Thunderheart is the story of a young but extremely promising and ambitious FBI agent, Ray Left (Kilmer), who is assigned to a young Native American girl, Sitting Bear (Spencer).

Michael Apted's Thunderheart is the story of a young but extremely promising and ambitious FBI agent, Ray Left (Kilmer), who is assigned to the experienced FBI veteran Frank Cuttell (Sam Shepard) to investigate the murder of a member of the Native American community on an Indian reservation. In the course of the investigation, Lowell has to rethink his view of the world, rearrange his priorities in life, and decide what is more important to him: the laws established by the state, which grind people down, or the call of his heart and conscience, which grow stronger and more insistent with each passing day.

This film does not abound in a large number of vivid scenes, but then Michael Apted did not seek to turn Thunderheart into some kind of modernized western. The emphasis here is on something else. The foreground is occupied by the state's attitude not only towards ethnic minorities, but also towards people living on the periphery who do not belong to the materially and socially secure strata of the population. Simply put, this is a film about how the state, having established the law, acts not in the interests of the people, but for its own benefit. And the people will suffer. If the people are dissatisfied with something, they can attempt to change the situation, but this attempt will either be harshly suppressed or prove to be futile.

Apted makes it clear that the socialization of indigenous peoples (in this case, Native Americans) who do not want to live as the state allows them to, depriving them of the opportunity to honor their traditions and forcing them to lead a miserable existence, is impossible through the prism of the modern world. When you are deprived of the most important thing—your own self, expressed in language, traditions, customs, order, and places of residence—without being offered anything in return, it becomes difficult to come to terms with what is happening. Judging by the Indians who still live on reservations today, it can be said that they have come to terms with the fact that the land that belonged to them no longer does. But they continue to live in their own cozy world, which does not require the latest developments in hi-tech, ultra-modern sports cars, or the coolest blockbusters. They are quite happy living the way they do. The main thing is that they are left alone. “Thunderheart” is a story about how the indigenous population tried to deprive them of their own identity...

The film is well directed and has the feel of a thrilling detective story. It explores both pressing social issues and the relationships between people of different races. Michael Apted, through representatives of the law, managed to show the state of affairs as it really is (if we talk about law enforcement officers as people who take advantage of their status), while demonstrating the unity of people for whom the words “land” and “homeland” mean more than just words. Using the example of Val Kilmer's character, the director made it clear that a career is not the most important thing in life. The most important thing is what your heart feels...

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Codec: HEVC / H.265 (61.9 Mb/s)
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1

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#English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
#Spanish: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
#Spanish: Dolby Digital 2.0
#German: Dolby Digital 2.0
#French: Dolby Digital 2.0
#Italian: Dolby Digital 2.0
#Portuguese: Dolby Digital 2.0

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