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Plot: Jane Fonda gives an Emmy-winning performance as Gertie Nevels, a pioneer woman and the mother of five from the Kentucky hills who is forced to uproot her children to follow her husband Clovis (Levon H...( read more read more... )elm) to Detroit when he finds work during World War II. One setback follows another and shattering tragedy strikes the family. It's all up to Girtie to find new strength, courage and determination to keep her family together and strong.

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    MCT:
    December 5, 2007
    Jane Fonda is good in everything she has starred in, but in this film she portrays an undereducated hillbilly of sorts during the depression era. It is a statement proclaming how creativity, faith and resourcefulness can save the human spirit and condition...
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    MCT:
    August 15, 2007
    A family in Kentucky during the second World War decides to move to Detroit, where the husband has a job working in one of the plants there. Of course, they know nothng about city life and try to adjust to it. ALong the way, some hard things come in the way, but I really loved the way Fonda and her costar interacted with each other. Very good film.
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    MCT:
    May 5, 2007
    my favorite movie of all time...SO PAINFUL...this movie resonates deeply within me on a level that i cannot put into words....i was a child when i saw it the first time and it was probably the first time i ever witnessed tragedy on a screen
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    MCT:
    April 18, 2006
    OK guys. This is the movie I mention for the saddest movie I have ever seen. I recommend everyone to see this one. A

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  • Rated: (Unrated)
  • Directed by: Daniel Petrie Sr
  • Genres: Television, Drama
  • Released: May 13, 1984
  • DVD Released: June 11, 1992

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