Places in the Heart (1984)

Directed by Robert Benton

“The story of a woman fighting for her children, for her land, for the greatest dream there is... the future.”

Drama · 1h 51m

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.