

The action of the movie centers around the investigation of the murder of Leo Fast Elk, a tribal elder. In order to appease the native population, FBI administrator Dawes assigns an FBI agent who is also part American Indian. Raymond Levoi arrives in South Dakota and meets his superior, legendary FBI agent Frank Coutelle (Shepard). Coutelle assures Levoi that the murderer is an ARM ‘terrorist’ named James Looks Twice (Trudell). Levoi and Coutelle drive to the reservation to examine the body and find Tribal Police Officer Walter Crow Horse (Greene) performing a burial ritual over the body. Crow Horse informs the FBI agents that Fast Elk was not murdered there, he was dumped there. Crow Horse also insists that Looks Twice was not the murderer. Ignoring Crow Horse's opinions, Levoi and Coutelle continue building a case against Looks Twice. Levoi endeavors gather evidence and discover the truth. Quickly he realizes that his partner Coutelle is less interested in the truth than in putting Looks Twice behind bars. With no one else to turn to Levoi accepts Crow Horse's help finding the real killer.
While investigating the crime, Levoi realizes that he is also digging into his own past. Levoi had spent his life burying his Indian roots but, finds that he can no longer hide from who he is. Crow Horse, Lakota elder Sam Reaches and even murder suspect Looks Twice (Trudell) help Levoi discover who he is and where his loyalty lies. Ultimately, Levoi finds the real murder and comes to terms with his Indian heritage.
Thunderheart is an Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Drama movie that was released in 1992 and has a run time of 1 hr 59 min. It has received poor reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 6.8.
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