Family drama set in Eastern Tennessee. It tells the story of the trials and tribulations that beset a young farming family. Threatened by an overflowing weir, the modern world of big business and a bad harvest, the head of the family is forced to become a scab labourer in the local foundry during the strike, leaving his wife in charge of the homestead. Cast includes Mel Gibson and Sissy Spacek.
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ACMI Identifier
314173
Languages
Dutch
Dutch
English
English
English
Finnish
French
French
Hungarian
Italian
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Spanish
Turkish
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture trailers
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural disasters
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
DVD; Access Print (Section 1)