Kissed by Lightning

Oct 31, 2009

1h 29m

★ 0.0

Overview

Mavis Dogblood is a Mohawk painter from Canada haunted by the tragic death of her husband, who was hit by lightning. She paints the stories he used to tell her, but she can’t come to grips with her loss. It is only after she drives to New York City for an art opening, traveling across what were her ancestors’ tribal lands, that Mavis reconciles herself to her new life.

Genres

Drama

Family

Production Companies

Turtle Night Productions

Kissed by Lightning Trailers

Cast

Mavis Dogblood

Kateri Walker

Bug a.k.a. Solomon King

Eric Schweig

Kateri

Rachelle White Wind

Zeus

Tasunka Pejuta McDonald

Jessie Lightning

Michael Greyeyes

Larry King

Wesley French

Petunia King

Elizabeth Wemigwans

Mrs. King

Madeleine Bergeron

Josephine Lightning

Monique Mojica

Jacques

Jeff Seymour

Sun-June

Sean Baek

Border Security Guard

Salvatore Antonio

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