by Sandra Brennan
synopsis
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.
characteristics
- Servants And Employers
- Sugar-cane-plantation
- Veteran [military]
- Obsessive Quests
- Nothing Goes Right
- Convict
- Culture Clash
- Employer
- Boss [employer]
