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A young daughter of poor farmers is forced by her mother to ditch her young boyfriend in order to marry an old rich neighbor but the girl rebels by becoming the town's harlot.
Novel
Un campesino pobre convence a sus hijos de que el oro del abuelo está enterrado en algún lugar de la granja. Durante años, la familia busca inútilmente el tesoro, llenando la tierra de zanjas. Al mismo tiempo, estalla un conflicto entre el hijo y el yerno del granjero.
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Jeeter Lester, un perezoso y pícaro padre de familia, es expulsado de sus tierras por no pagar la renta. Todo el que intenta ayudarle se ve abocado a la pobreza.
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The film takes place in rural Tennessee, where communities have experienced economic and environmental devastation created by the coal mining industry. The introduction of the Highlander Folk School in 1931 by educator Myles Horton and the movement to bring labor union representation to the region are shown as means of empowering the population. Efforts are made to stop the union activities with the murder of a local organizer, but eventually the union movement is able to take root with the local workforce.
