Four Sheet to the Wind (2007)
Plot Summary: After his father’s death, Cufe, the youngest son, follows his father’s wishes and buries him in the lake behind the house. Unfortunately this puts a crimp in any memorial plans the family and community has. This is a coming of age and breaking out of the mold film as Cufe leaves his home in a Native American reservation in search of a life outside the reservation.
Review: Slow measured film that delights and surprises and wraps up nicely. Cufe is played by Cody Lightning is a delightful new comer to the screen. Laura Baily is lovely and plays adventurous girl next door to Cufe’s sister’s apartment. Tamara Podemski plays Cufe’s sister Miri, the estranged daughter who left the reservation to live life in the big city and is not doing so well. All in all this was a gentle film, perhaps a good spiritual cinema flick. We debated whether or not this film was too long or not and in the end came to the conclusion that we wouldn’t have cut anything and that it was meant to be a look from a different perspective of coming of age in America.
Film: ++++ (4/5)
Movie: ++++ (4/5)
