The Seventh Fire

Feb 7, 2015

1h 18m

★ 6.0

Overview

When gang leader Rob Brown is sentenced to prison for a fifth time, he must confront his role in bringing violent drug culture into his beloved American Indian community in northern Minnesota. As Rob reckons with his past, his seventeen-year-old protégé, Kevin, dreams of the future: becoming the most powerful and feared Native gangster on the reservation.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

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Cast

Self

Robert Duane Brown

Self

Kevin Fineday, Jr.

Self

Kristine Warren

Self

Kevin Fineday, Sr.

Self

Jonni R. Camilli

Self

Bill Brown

Self

Persephone Brown

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