An exploration of the farm crisis in America focuses on the Ivy family of Blackhawk County, Iowa.
Jewell and Gil Ivy (Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard) have worked the corn and livestock farm where her family has lived for generations. Her father Otis (Wilford Brimley) and their teenage son Carlisle (Levi L. Knebel) work hard with Jewell and Gil to make a place for them and the Ivy’s two young daughters.
But the FHA is now calling in the loans and demanding full payment within 30 days. It’s seriously affecting the Ivys, who owe nearly $100K, and many of their friends.
Also in the cast are Jim Haynie, Sandra Seacat, and Jim Ostercamp as the neighbors, the Brewers; Matt Clark as the heartsick local FHA officer; and Alex Harvey as the hardened bureaucrat.
Directed by Richard Pearce.
Run time: 1 hour, 50 minutes
Rated PG.
My personal rating: B
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