True Heart | |
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Directed by | Catherine Cyran |
Written by | Catherine Cyran |
Produced by | Jeffrey D. Ivers Brad Krevoy R.J. Murillo Steve Stabler |
Starring |
Kirsten Dunst Zachery Ty Bryan August Schellenberg |
Cinematography | Christopher Baffa |
Edited by | Michael Schweitzer |
Music by | Eric Allaman |
Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 min |
True Heart is a 1997 American adventure film directed by Catherine Cyran and starring Kirsten Dunst as Bonnie and Zachery Ty Bryan as Sam.
True Heart tells the story of a brother and sister who survive a plane crash that kills the pilot and their guardian and strands them in British Columbia's wilderness. They are rescued by an Aboriginal Canadian man named Khonanesta ( August Schellenberg) who claims there are "bad people" (a group of bear poachers) in the forest and tells them they must get away. He leads them on a trip through the wilderness away from poachers to find their parents.
The children are eventually reunited with their parents ( Michael Gross and Dey Young), who then mistakenly accuse Khonanesta of being a poacher. The man refers to "Grandfather" a bear, as a member of his people. The children clear him of the accusation.
DVD & Movie Guide gave the movie three-and-a-half stars, saying that it was "perfect for family viewing". [1]