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Once Upon a Time in Indian Country
Once Upon a Time in Indian Country

Once Upon a Time in Indian Country

Genres

Drama

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A wild genre mix between a boxer film, urban western, road movie and music video, set at end of the summer holidays in a drab neighborhood in the outskirts of Hamburg suburbia. Young boxing talent Mauser is preparing for a pivotal competition when his father kills his step-mother and flees. Trying to find his father, Mauser embarks on a journey through the world of music, psychedelia, violence, love and a biblical thunderstorm. And what is with the Native American? "Once upon a time in Indian country" is a story that radiates both, heat and poetry.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

19 October 2017

Country

Germany

Cast

Leonard Scheicher

Leonard Scheicher

Mauser

Johanna Polley

Johanna Polley

Edda

Emilia Schüle

Emilia Schüle

Jackie

Joel Basman

Joel Basman

Kondor

Johannes Klaußner

Johannes Klaußner

Ponyhof

Katharina Behrens

Katharina Behrens

Laura

Clemens Schick

Clemens Schick

Zöllner

Robert Alan Packard

Robert Alan Packard

Indian

Emilio Sanmarino

Emilio Sanmarino

Cowboy #1

Yaw Boah-Amponsem

Yaw Boah-Amponsem

Cowboy #2

Stephan Katić

Stephan Katić

Coach

Soogi Kang

Soogi Kang

Receptionist

Bjarne Mädel

Bjarne Mädel

Cab Driver / Gas Station Attendant

Leon Ullrich

Leon Ullrich

Uniform / Sombrero #1

Michael Hanemann

Michael Hanemann

Zivil / Sombrero #2

Fritz von Eichhorn

Fritz von Eichhorn

Gnome

Leonie Wesselow

Leonie Wesselow

Fairy

Mo Ahmadi

Mo Ahmadi

El Perso

Nicolas Buitrago

Nicolas Buitrago

El Chapo

Oscar Steinweg

Oscar Steinweg

Young Mauser

Darian Neumann

Darian Neumann

Endgegner

Anna-Lena Doll

Anna-Lena Doll

Assistant

Georg Lippert

Georg Lippert

Angler

Canan Suvatlar

Canan Suvatlar

Mystical C

Annika Schwade

Annika Schwade

Rider

Gernot Tobinski

Gernot Tobinski

Referee

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