Shimásání

April. 22,2009      
Rating:
7
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In 1934 on the serene Navajo reservation, Mary Jane spends her time daydreaming and tending to her family's flock of sheep. When her older sister returns from boarding school with a world geography book, she reveals new worlds that are "just over the mountain." Conflicted by her obedient nature and her curious imagination, Mary Jane must privately decide to either maintain her lifestyle or depart into the exotic unknown.

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Reviews

Acensbart
2009/04/22

Excellent but underrated film

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Jonah Abbott
2009/04/23

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

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Kaydan Christian
2009/04/24

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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Francene Odetta
2009/04/25

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

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