Thunderheart (1992, U.S.A.)

Val Kilmer, Sam Shepard and Graham Greene star in this powerful murder mystery.

Kilmer stars as Ray Levoi, a hotshot FBI agent who’s sent to solve a murder on an Indian reservation.  But once on the reservation, Levoi encounters the irreverent local sheriff (Greene).  He also meets the tribe’s religious leader, who knows secrets about Levoi’s own lost heritage. As Levoi’s awareness of the native culture grows, so does his belief that the U.S. government has framed an innocent man.

A crackerjack mystery and a personal triumph of the heart.