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Movie Description Victor Joseph and Thomas Builds-A-Fire are brought together by Victor's father who saves Thomas from a fire that destroys his house and kills his parents. In close proximity all their lives on the Coeur D'Alene Indian reservation in Idaho, the boys could not be more different. Victor is the extrovert who excels at basketball and Thomas is the savant who lives with his grandmother after the death of his parents. The journey the two young men take to the home of Victor's estranged father in far off Arizona brings out of the past the remarkable events that brought them together.
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Region 1 Keep Case
Industry Reviews "...A heartfelt and wryly hilarious tale....[Alexie] is an important new voice in film..." Travers
"...A bittersweet comedy....SMOKE SIGNALS is indeed poignant....There is a most inviting and unpretentious yet sophisticated look and feel to SMOKE SIGNALS..." Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas (06/26/1998)
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