Places in the Heart
The story of a woman fighting for her children, for her land, for the greatest dream there is... the future.
Directed by Robert Benton
Produced by TriStar Pictures, Delphi II Productions
A Depression-era survival drama centered on a widow's resilience and the unlikely bonds she forges with those around her, set against the backdrop of racial injustice and natural disaster.
In 1935 rural Texas, recently widowed Edna Spaulding struggles to survive with two small children, a farm to run, and very little money in the bank - not to mention a deadly tornado and the unwelcome presence of the Ku Klux Klan. Edna is aided by her beautician sister, Margaret; a blind boarder, Mr. Will; and a would-be thief, Moze, who decides to teach Edna how to plant and harvest cotton.
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