Two men return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi, where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war.Two men return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi, where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war.Two men return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi, where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war.
- Nominated for 4 Oscars
- 36 wins & 117 nominations total
- Isabelle McAllan
- (as Piper Blaire)
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- TriviaFor her work on the film, Rachel Morrison became the first woman ever to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
- GoofsThe film opens in the evening with the brothers desperately trying to finish digging a grave before the storm arrives (there is no obvious reason for the rush). The rain arrives and the hole fills with mud. The next scene shows them putting the coffin in the hole, the next day, with no mud.
- Quotes
Hap Jackson: [narrating] What good is a deed? My grandfathers and great uncles, grandmothers and great aunts, father and mother, broke, tilled, thawed, planted, plucked, raised, burned, broke again. Worked this land all they life, this land that never would be theirs. They worked until they sweated. They sweated until they bled. They bled until they died. Died with the dirt of this same 200 acres under their fingernails. Died clawing at the hard, brown back that would never be theirs. All their deeds undone. Yet this man, this place, this law... say you need a deed. Not deeds.
- SoundtracksOne Morning Soon
Written and Performed by Dr. C.J. Johnson
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a division of Malaco Records, Inc.
The inciting incident happens midway through the movie. It needs to happen sooner. The first half meanders too much leaving the movie with a grinding pace. The second half of this over two hours movie is much more compelling as the characters' relationships are expanded. The friendship between Ronsel and Jamie is the heart and the soul of this movie which only arises after the incident. There is some muddy beauty in the cinematography. It is effective work from filmmaker Dee Rees.
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- Mar 1, 2018
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- Gross worldwide
- $85,955
- Runtime2 hours 14 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1