The Ghost Dance
The Ghost Dance

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The Ghost Dance

1982
Movie
96 min
English

The spirit of a long-dead warrior possesses the body of an Indian medicine man and turns him into a homicidal maniac.

Insights

IMDb5.8/10
Director: Peter FleischmannGenres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Plot Summary

A film set in a bleak, isolated community where secrets and paranoia begin to unravel. When an investigation into a series of strange events commences, the residents' deepest fears and hidden truths surface. The community's fragile peace is shattered as they grapple with the consequences of their shared past.

Critical Reception

The Ghost Dance received mixed to negative reviews upon its release, with critics often citing its confusing narrative and bleak atmosphere as significant drawbacks. While some appreciated its attempt at psychological tension, many found it to be a slow and unsatisfying mystery.

What Reviewers Say

  • Ponderous pacing and an opaque plot hinder the film's potential.

  • The atmosphere is unsettling but ultimately fails to coalesce into a compelling narrative.

  • Performances are adequate, but cannot salvage the film's structural weaknesses.

Google audience: Audience reception for The Ghost Dance is largely absent from publicly available data, making it difficult to summarize specific user opinions.

Fun Fact

Despite its release in 1982, "The Ghost Dance" has a relatively obscure release history and is not widely discussed or distributed, contributing to its lack of significant critical or audience data.

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