Mile Post 398 (2007)
1h 50m
Running Time
January 9, 2007Release Date
Plot.
Taking place on the Navajo Nation, Cloyd Begay (Beau Benally), has been a victim of alcohol abuse and domestic violence throughout his childhood in result having him resorting to alcohol to repress his memories. As he is willing to take responsible for his life and as husband and father, his drinking buddies Jimmy (Gerald Vandever) and Marty (James Junes) cultivate in having Cloyd continue their carefree lifestyle of drinking and partying, preventing him to change. All the while, his wife Lorraine (Kim White) and son Michael (KJ White) begin to lose hope in him and seriously consider leaving him. As the ensuing events unfold, it leads him making the choice that will change his life forever.
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Cast & Crew.
Beau Benally
Cloyd Begay
James Junes
Marty
Dwayne Lake
Steven
Gerald Vandever
Jimmy
Ernest Tsosie III
Ray Yazzie
Andee De La Rosa
Director
K.J. White
Michael Begay
Shonie De La Rosa
Director
Kim White
Lorraine Begay
Anthony Yellowhorse
Horse
Details.
Wiki.
Mile Post 398 is a 2007 independent drama film written, directed, and produced by Shonie and Andee De La Rosa, it is also the first featured film in cinema history that was written, produced, directed, filmed and starred in by an all-Navajo team. It was filmed in Kayenta, Arizona, as well as surrounding locations, Black Mesa, Chinle, Many Farms and Tsegi. It was an official selection of the American Indian Film Festival and Monument Valley Film Festival.