SAD FILM ABOUT POVERTY, FEMALE ABUSE AND BACK COUNTRY CONSPIRACY Didn't see this until 2020, found it at the library. Artistically, it was a very good film, but it was hard to watch. First, it was just hard to see the squalid living conditions and the constant repression and abuse of women. Second, it was sad to see the children who had barely enough to eat and were in constant fear of losing everything.
I know there are people who actually live this way, and it's heartbreaking to watch.
As far as the actual movie, it was deep, meaningful, and well acted. I only gave it 5 stars because it was way too slow for me and it seemed like the entire movie was a long, hard, abusive search for her dad. I would rather watch something more upbeat with more of a storyline. The scenes seemed to consist of driving old beat up trucks to bars with abusive men, scraping together meals from squirrels and handouts from neighbors, and going from one ramshackle house to another where the women are scared of their husbands.
Too hard for me to watch even though this reflects some parts of our society.