On Sacred Ground

On Sacred Ground

114 mins | Drama | Jan. 13, 2023

Based on the true events during the 2016 construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline that runs through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota on land that is owned by the Lakota “Sioux” Tribe. The film follows Daniel, a journalist and Afghanistan War military veteran, and Elliot, an oil company executive, who find themselves on opposite sides of the fight during the construction of the contentious pipeline.

On Sacred Ground

114 mins | Drama | Jan. 13, 2023

On Sacred Ground
Based on the true events during the 2016 construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline that runs through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota on land that is owned by the Lakota “Sioux” Tribe. The film follows Daniel, a journalist and Afghanistan War military veteran, and Elliot, an oil company executive, who find themselves on opposite sides of the fight during the construction of the contentious pipeline.
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers
Original title On Sacred Ground
Directors Rebecca Harrell Tickell, Josh Tickell
Writers Hannah Moon, Rebecca Harrell Tickell, Josh Tickell, William Mapother

Cast

William Mapother

as Daniel McKinney

Amy Smart

as Julie

David Arquette

as Elliot

Frances Fisher

as Ricky

Kerry Knuppe

as Mika

Irene Bedard

as Mary Singing Crow

Mariel Hemingway

as Marion

David Midthunder

as Terry

Che Jim

as Akicita

Rebecca Harrell Tickell

as Sam (as Rebecca Tickell)

Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas

as Chief Dancing Falcon

Layla Cushman

as Faith

Zach Meiser

as Patch

Kevin McClatchy

as Kenneth

Paul Worley

as Diner

Edwin Modlin II

as Major Levy

Anita Farmer Bergman

as Water Protector

Thomas Dunbar

as Priest