Rites of Passage (2012 film)
Rites of Passage is a 2012 American thriller film written and directed by W. Peter Iliff. The film stars Wes Bentley, Kate Maberly, Ryan Donowho, Christian Slater and Stephen Dorff.
The film was released, StraighttoDVD on October 16, 2012. The trailer for the film was released on late 2011, and can be viewed on the official Rites of Passage website, Facebook page, and YouTube.The film premiered at the Isla Vista Theatre in Isla Vista, Calif. The audience responded enthusiastically, except for about a half dozen Native American activists who appeared at the showing to protest. During the subsequent QampA, the activists accused the film of being racist, exploitative, a mockery of Chumash rituals, and cultural prostitution. However, actor Mylo IronBear, a Native American spirit warrior of the Spirit Lake Tribe, who appears as a Chumash in the film, disagreed with the activists. I am standing behind this film because its a film, IronBear said, adding that Iliff was entitled to his artistic interpretation. ........
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