Film

Holy Man: The USA vs. Douglas White

2011 · 1h 25m · Documentary

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IMDb

7.5

Holy Man is the story of Douglas White, an 88 year old Lakota Sioux medicine man from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, who spent 17 years in federal prison for a crime he did not commit. During the making of this film, filmmakers uncovered new evidence of White's innocence and brought the case back to Federal Court. Holy Man offers a rare glimpse into the mysterious world of Lakota religion, their intimate connection to the land, and a provocative expose of the systemic injustice that Native Americans face in the criminal justice system.

Martin Sheen

Narrator

Russell Means

Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman

Fred Alan Wolf

Bruce Ellison

Himself

• Jennifer JessumDirector
• Simon JosephScreenplay

Release date

September 15, 2011

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Documentary