Incident At Oglala: The Leonard Peltier Story
A murder. A mystery. A mockery of justice.
What are the facts? And what is the truth?
in 1975, armed FBI agents illegally entered the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Gunfire erupted - a Native American and two FBI agents fell dead. After the largest manhunt in FBI history, three men were apprehended - only one, Leonard Peltier, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. This is his story.
From the very beginning, Peltier's case has been dogged with controversy. Were the charges trumped up? Was the evidence falsified? Were witnesses pressured to change their testimony? Many people, including some of today's greatest legal minds, believe that Peltier is an innocent man.
Twelve years ago, Robert Redford visited Leonard Peltier in prison. Today, after years of struggle with the FBI and the prison system, he and director Michael Apted (Gorillas in the Mist, Coal Miner's Daughter) are able to present Incident at Oglala - a riveting examination of the case and the real story of what may be one of the most outrageous abuses of justice in American history.
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Too subjective for my taste.... - Cricri7
I love documentaries but my tastes go more for those who are not entirely one sided. This is the case here. You only hear the Indian community go on how they were oppressed by the white society but the murders of 2 FBI agents is never totally answered. It is almost like it is justified to take 2 lives because of their treatment more than 100 years ago. The 2 FBI agents were executed but no one in this documentary talks about 2 men were robbed of their lives.
I prefer when documentary makers show us the 2 points of view and lets us decide which side, or not, we want to be on. It was not done here and did not win a fan in me.A Society Divided, Oppressed, Fights Back - bwod
In this documentary, produced and narrated by Robert Redford, the investigation of the murder of two F.B.I. agents leads ultimately to the incarceration of Leonard Peltier. In interviews with people who were involved, it becomes clear that the authorities railroaded Peltier. They needed a conviction, and they got it.
A fascinating film which still merits watching, as Peltier is still locked up in Leavenworth Prison, some 30 years later. Two thumbs up.
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Too subjective for my taste.... - Cricri7
I love documentaries but my tastes go more for those who are not entirely one sided. This is the case here. You only hear the Indian community go on how they were oppressed by the white society but the murders of 2 FBI agents is never totally answered. It ...A Society Divided, Oppressed, Fights Back - bwod
In this documentary, produced and narrated by Robert Redford, the investigation of the murder of two F.B.I. agents leads ultimately to the incarceration of Leonard Peltier. In interviews with people who were involved, it becomes clear that the authorities ...