A realistic representation of life on a Native American reservation; the trajectory of a teenager and a young adult, both hustling and navigating the duties, stereotypes and expectations of what it means to become a man. The actors are amazing and the plot quite surprising. There is so much empathy towards the main characters and their struggles, it is in many ways a moving and eye opening movie. We see a lot of examples of the native American culture they come from. We can’t really claim to understand all the metaphorical aspects of certain motifs in the movie, but at the same time the characters have also lost their connection to them, so they don’t understand them either. In many ways this feels more like coming from the European tradition of film making than American, as the focus is on the characters, not the story, which is just a vehicle for us to get to know the people. An excellent film worth your time to watch.