Die Indianersommer – Abenteuer des Indianerjungen Little Tree (1997)

Die Indianersommer – Abenteuer des Indianerjungen Little Tree: Directed by Richard Friedenberg. With James Cromwell, Tantoo Cardinal, Joseph Ashton, Mika Boorem. Little Tree is an 8-year-old Cherokee boy who loses his parents during The Great Depression and begins living with his Indian grandparents and learning the Cherokee way of life.

“Despite comments that the author of the book from which this film comes may have had racist tendencies the tale sets out to show the prejudices in us all. The actors, particularly, Joseph Ashton (Little Tree) are adorable as if they are right out of a patchwork quilt. I donu0026#39;t mean to diminish the impact of this film by that comment. James Cromwell and Tantoo Cardinal as the grandparents set out to bring up the young by letting him learn by his own mistakes. The State, as always, has to interfere and its perhaps here that the boyu0026#39;s education really begins. The Appallachan scenery is jaw dropping and adds to the atmosphere that pervades from start to finish. THis a story to curl up with on the sofa on a cold, wet afternoon. It pulls at your heart strings and also has you smiling at tender moments. There is even one great belly laughing scene. I first saw this on U.K. TV and immediately ordered it on video. Itu0026#39;s certainly in my top ten films of all time.”