Country

★★★★★

“In this country, when the land is your life... you fight for your life.”

1984 · 1 h 45 min

Directed by Richard Pearce

Drama

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Cast

Jessica Lange Sam Shepard Wilford Brimley

Credits

Written by: William D. Wittliff

Plot

An Iowa farming couple fights to save their farm from foreclosure by the government in the 1980s.

Sinekatalog’s take

Richard Pearce's drama follows an Iowa farm couple fighting to save their land from foreclosure in the 1980s. Jessica Lange and Sam Shepard are honest and strong in a quiet, sincere portrait of rural America under pressure.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (2,445 votes)
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