The Tonto Woman

Daniel Barber

200835mEnglish
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Synopsis

A white woman is kidnapped from her home by Apache Indians. Traded to the Mojave Indians, she lives as a squaw for 11 years until she is found by her husband. Unfit for society he keeps her in a shack in the desert. Her solitary existence is transformed with the arrival of a Mexican. He befriends her, reignites her self-worth and increases her confidence. He re-introduces her to her husband and leaves. As he is leaving town he is ambushed by her husbands men and there is a gun-battle. Who lives and who dies?

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Western

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  • Short Film (Live Action) · Daniel Barber and Matthew Brown
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Short Film (Live Action)

Daniel Barber and Matthew Brown

2008
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