Movie · 1984

The River

He might be able to hold back the river. But could he hold back the greed of man?

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Rural hardship Family survival Working class struggle Environmental disaster Social realism Anti corporate

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Release
1984
Runtime
122 min

Synopsis

Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from foreclosing on their farm. While Mae stays at home to care for their children and tend to the crops, Tom finds work as a scab at a steel mill to preserve his family's property.

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