Rating: NR
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 12/06/1991(USA)
Release Date: 04/12/2005
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/Espanol
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 93 Minutes
Flags: Suitable for Children
Distributor/Studio: MGM
Set upon a struggling turn-of-the-century Texas sugar-cane plantation, this brutal and realistic drama centers on the efforts of an aging plantation boss (
Robert Duvall), using convicts for workers, to keep his farm afloat. The story is adapted from
Horton Foote's cycle of plays
The Orphan's Home.
~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide