A Story as Deep as the Mud in Their Fields

Rating: 9/10 (1 April 2020)

(Flash Review)
As tight as the last twist or two of a screw is how the intensity ratchets up in this film. Taking place in Mississippi in the 40s during WWII, the story revolves around the relationship between a white farming family and an African American family that is paid to work the land with them with lively racial discrimination afoot. The tough life as a farmer out on the farm with the long and heavy rains is frequently highlighted. The film contrasts the ways African Americans were treated overseas vs in America that builds to a critical flashpoint. The cinematography is often dark and shadowy while the pacing is very.... easy going Southern. Certainly an emotional viewing.