Four Sheets to the Wind

Four Sheets to the Wind (2007)

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After his father's untimely suicide, Cufe leaves his home in a Native American reservation in search of a more fulfilling life.

Date of release
2007-01-22
TMDB
4.7 / 10 (10)
Runtime
1h 21m
Genres
Romance, Drama
Director
Sterlin Harjo

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Sundance Special Jury Prize for Acting

Four Sheets to the Wind is a 2007 American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Sterlin Harjo. It stars Cody Lightning, Tamara Podemski, Jeri Arredondo, and Laura Bailey. It follows a young man who leaves the Native American reservation to Tulsa, Oklahoma to stay with his sister after their father's suicide.

Production

The script was developed with the support of the Sundance Institute and was filmed in Holdenville, Oklahoma (Harjo's hometown) and in Tulsa. Harjo has commented that one of his purposes in writing the script was to react against expectations and stereotypes, for example by depicting Cufe "drinking a beer" while not making alcoholism a central issue, and showing him becoming involved with Francie without making the movie into "an issue-driven inte…

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