Skinwalkers

Skinwalkers (2002)

Faced with the murder of three medicine men, Navajo police must find the culprit. That the murders appear to be the work of a Skinwalker, or bad medicine man, complicate and illuminate the detective's work.

Date of release
2002-11-02
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (17)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery, TV Movie
Director
Chris Eyre
Collection
Navajo Tribal Police Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Skinwalkers

Skinwalkers is a 2002 mystery television film based on the novel of the same name by Tony Hillerman, one of his series of mysteries set within contemporary Navajo life in the Southwest. It features an all-Native cast, with Adam Beach and Wes Studi playing officers Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn, respectively. It was produced as part of the PBS Mystery! series, filmed on the Navajo reservation and directed by Chris Eyre.

Production

Executive producer was Robert Redford. His son James Redford wrote the screenplay, an adaptation of Tony Hillerman's novel of the same name. It was directed by Chris Eyre and filmed at the Navajo Reservation. (Eyre also appears in the film as a Tribal Judge.) The film is a co-production of Redford's Wildwood Enterprises, PBS, and the British television company Carlton Television.

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