The Indian Runner

The Indian Runner

6.5IMDb Score
Released:1991-09-20
Genre:Drama
Duration:127 min
Country:Japan, United States of America
Director:Sean Penn
Actors:David Morse, Viggo Mortensen, Valeria Golino, Patricia Arquette, Charles Bronson
Production:NHK, Mico, Mount Film Group, MGM-Pathé Communications, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview:

Two brothers cannot overcome their opposite perceptions of life. One brother sees and feels bad in everyone and everything, subsequently he is violent, antisocial and unable to appreciate or enjoy the good things which his brother desperately tries to point out to him.

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