Storyline

Edna Spalding finds herself alone and broke on a small farm in the midst of the Great Depression when her husband the Sheriff is killed in an accident. A wandering black man, Moses, helps her to plant cotton to try and keep her farm and her kids together. She also takes on a blind boarder, Mr. Will, who lost his sight in the first World War. She must endure storms and harsh labor to try and make her mortgage payment on time.—Susan Southall

Plot Keywords

corpse, cemetery, african american, husband wife relationship, gravestone, mother son relationship, railroad tracks, mother daughter relationship, porch swing, shot to death, thief, coffin, axe, death, rope, loss, hanging, procession, priest, cadaver

Short Review

You must simply accept the flood of emotion and let it wash over you, because the tears are jerked by performances that are informed by intelligence and taste as well as emotional honesty.

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