Nez Perce : Chaos
Genre : Historical
Showrunner: Scott Cooper
Writer : Dwight Gallo
Cast: Adam Beach, Martin Sensmeier, Gil Birmingham, Forrest Goodluck, Julia Jones, Amber Midthunder, Tatanka Means, Zahn McClarnon, Grace Dove, William Belleau and Luke Wilson
Plot:1877. Everyone looks up in the Nez Perce camp, not sure what has just happened. All is quiet for one brief moment, and then, from the distant trees, Col. John Gibbon's (Luke Wilson) men come screaming "For Custer!" Smoke fills the valley as hundreds of rifles explode. The Americans charge, taking the Nez Perce by surprise. The American Howitzer rains death from the hills above as soldiers swarm the tipis. Bayonets slice and stab. The air is filled with smoke and savage screams. The ground is covered with dead and dying women and children. The tipis are set on fire. Joseph (Adam Beach) grabs Springtime (Julia Jones) and their daughter Running Feet and heads for the river. Toohoolhoolzote (Gil Birmingham) knocks a soldier down and cuts his throat. Red Grizzly (Tatanka Means) fights with fury, killing one soldier after another. He's unstoppable. Lookin Glass (Zahn McClarnon) and the rest of the warriors fight as best they can, but are quickly driven back by overwhelming numbers.
The battle is absolute chaos. Figures dart in and out of the thick gun smoke. Bullets fly in every direction. Every few seconds, a Howitzer canon shell explodes, tearing bodies apart and showering the earth with blood and dirt. A solider sees one of his friends being dragged into a tipi. He rushes in, kills the squaw who was about to kill his friend, then runs his bayonet through a screaming baby. He is then immediately shot himself by a barrage of gunfire ripping the tipi apart.
Little Bird (Amber Midthunder) is thrown to the ground by a soldier. She struggles against her attacker, when Wahlitits (Forrest Goodluck) suddenly throws the soldier off of her and bashes his skull in with a rock. Breathing heavy, Wahlitits turns to face Little Bird. His eyes grow wide when he sees that she has been shot in the chest. She collapses into his arms. He lowers her gently to the ground as the battle continues all around them. He tells her he is sorry. Little Bird reaches out and gently touches his face. Tears stream from his eyes. Suddenly an explosion consumes them both. Toohoolhoolzote sees the Howitzer on the hillside and starts running towards it.
Joseph hurries to get his family to safety. He glances back at the raging battle, deeply conflicted. Springtime looks at him. She understands, and tells him to go and fight. Joseph hesitates, then nods. He tells Springtime to get their daughter to the river. Joseph then heads back into the fray. Springtime and her daughter, Running Feet, run for their lives as bullets whiz past their heads. Suddenly, Springtime is hit with two bullets. She falls to the ground and does not get back up. Her daughter tries to wake her up, but Springtime is not responsive. She begs her mother to get up, but Springtime does not answer. She senses she must flee and forces herself to leave her mother and run away on her own. Fairland (Grace Dove) is cut down by gunfire. She falls to ground and rolls to the bottom of a hill, lifeless. Running Feet comes up over a hill, and starts heading back towards the camp. People are dying all around her as she runs through the camp. She keeps moving, miraculously unharmed. She reaches the charred remains of a tipi and stops. She picks up a doll. She turns and takes in the slaughter going on all around her. Tears stream down her face. She starts looking for her father. A Howitzer shell explodes nearby, engulfing her in smoke, but not harming her. She starts running back towards the river. Soldiers shoot at her, narrowly missing her. She reaches the river, which is full of floating bodies, both American and Indian. She crawls into the water. She floats with the bodies down river, clutching onto her doll.
Toohoolhoolzote charges through the chaos. He hops on a horse and gallops towards the Howitzer. The horse rears up and falls down. Toohoolhoolzote hits the ground hard, his leg pinned by the fallen horse. He reaches for his rifle, but it's just out of reach. Soldiers fire all around him. He pulls out a knife. He apologizes to the horse, and then digs the knife into the horse's back, The horse kicks up. Toohoolhoolzote grabs his rife and charges for the Howitzer. Two soldiers man the canon. One takes a bullet to the head. The other looks up just in time to see Toohoolhoolzote bury a knife into his chest. Toohoolhoolzote turns to the howitzer and finds that the fuse has already been lit. He throws all his weight against the canon and manages to move its aim just in time to send the the canon toward the American soldiers.
Joseph and Looking Glass summon their men and charge back into the village, overwhelming the Americans. Toohoolhoolzote sees Gibbon retreating on his horse. He aims his rifle and fires. Gibbon's shoulder explodes from the bullet. He falls off his horse and hits the ground. Toohoolhoolzote drops his gun, draws his knife and charges towards Gibbon. An American soldier comes out of nowhere and buries his bayonet in Toohoolhoolzote's side. Toohoolhoolzote knocks the soldier down and kills him. He removes the bayonet from his body with great pain. The wound slows him down, and half a dozen soldiers carry Gibbon away as they retreat.
Joseph, Ollokot (Martin Sensmeier) and Looking Glass drive the remaining Americans out of their camp, screaming after them. Toohoolhoolzote watches the Americans retreat, slumped against the Howitzer, struggling to catch his breath. More than a hundred Nez Perce, mostly women and children, have been slaughtered. An equal number of American soldiers litter the ground beside them. Joseph begins frantically looking for his family. He passes death with each step. He reluctantly looks at each body fearing one might be his wife or daughter. Joseph comes down a hill and finds Ollotkot clutching Fairland's dead body, crying. Joseph watches with heartache. Looking Glass calls out for Joseph, telling him he's found Springtime.
The battle is absolute chaos. Figures dart in and out of the thick gun smoke. Bullets fly in every direction. Every few seconds, a Howitzer canon shell explodes, tearing bodies apart and showering the earth with blood and dirt. A solider sees one of his friends being dragged into a tipi. He rushes in, kills the squaw who was about to kill his friend, then runs his bayonet through a screaming baby. He is then immediately shot himself by a barrage of gunfire ripping the tipi apart.
Little Bird (Amber Midthunder) is thrown to the ground by a soldier. She struggles against her attacker, when Wahlitits (Forrest Goodluck) suddenly throws the soldier off of her and bashes his skull in with a rock. Breathing heavy, Wahlitits turns to face Little Bird. His eyes grow wide when he sees that she has been shot in the chest. She collapses into his arms. He lowers her gently to the ground as the battle continues all around them. He tells her he is sorry. Little Bird reaches out and gently touches his face. Tears stream from his eyes. Suddenly an explosion consumes them both. Toohoolhoolzote sees the Howitzer on the hillside and starts running towards it.
Joseph hurries to get his family to safety. He glances back at the raging battle, deeply conflicted. Springtime looks at him. She understands, and tells him to go and fight. Joseph hesitates, then nods. He tells Springtime to get their daughter to the river. Joseph then heads back into the fray. Springtime and her daughter, Running Feet, run for their lives as bullets whiz past their heads. Suddenly, Springtime is hit with two bullets. She falls to the ground and does not get back up. Her daughter tries to wake her up, but Springtime is not responsive. She begs her mother to get up, but Springtime does not answer. She senses she must flee and forces herself to leave her mother and run away on her own. Fairland (Grace Dove) is cut down by gunfire. She falls to ground and rolls to the bottom of a hill, lifeless. Running Feet comes up over a hill, and starts heading back towards the camp. People are dying all around her as she runs through the camp. She keeps moving, miraculously unharmed. She reaches the charred remains of a tipi and stops. She picks up a doll. She turns and takes in the slaughter going on all around her. Tears stream down her face. She starts looking for her father. A Howitzer shell explodes nearby, engulfing her in smoke, but not harming her. She starts running back towards the river. Soldiers shoot at her, narrowly missing her. She reaches the river, which is full of floating bodies, both American and Indian. She crawls into the water. She floats with the bodies down river, clutching onto her doll.
Toohoolhoolzote charges through the chaos. He hops on a horse and gallops towards the Howitzer. The horse rears up and falls down. Toohoolhoolzote hits the ground hard, his leg pinned by the fallen horse. He reaches for his rifle, but it's just out of reach. Soldiers fire all around him. He pulls out a knife. He apologizes to the horse, and then digs the knife into the horse's back, The horse kicks up. Toohoolhoolzote grabs his rife and charges for the Howitzer. Two soldiers man the canon. One takes a bullet to the head. The other looks up just in time to see Toohoolhoolzote bury a knife into his chest. Toohoolhoolzote turns to the howitzer and finds that the fuse has already been lit. He throws all his weight against the canon and manages to move its aim just in time to send the the canon toward the American soldiers.
Joseph and Looking Glass summon their men and charge back into the village, overwhelming the Americans. Toohoolhoolzote sees Gibbon retreating on his horse. He aims his rifle and fires. Gibbon's shoulder explodes from the bullet. He falls off his horse and hits the ground. Toohoolhoolzote drops his gun, draws his knife and charges towards Gibbon. An American soldier comes out of nowhere and buries his bayonet in Toohoolhoolzote's side. Toohoolhoolzote knocks the soldier down and kills him. He removes the bayonet from his body with great pain. The wound slows him down, and half a dozen soldiers carry Gibbon away as they retreat.
Joseph, Ollokot (Martin Sensmeier) and Looking Glass drive the remaining Americans out of their camp, screaming after them. Toohoolhoolzote watches the Americans retreat, slumped against the Howitzer, struggling to catch his breath. More than a hundred Nez Perce, mostly women and children, have been slaughtered. An equal number of American soldiers litter the ground beside them. Joseph begins frantically looking for his family. He passes death with each step. He reluctantly looks at each body fearing one might be his wife or daughter. Joseph comes down a hill and finds Ollotkot clutching Fairland's dead body, crying. Joseph watches with heartache. Looking Glass calls out for Joseph, telling him he's found Springtime.
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