Long Road Home (1991)
- Directed by
- John Korty
- Genre
- drama, tv movie
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
During the Great Depression, a migrant farm worker fights to protect his family from poverty and hardship. The story follows their struggles to survive and stay together.
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What happens
Long Road Home is a 1991 American drama television film directed by John Korty, based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Ronald B. Taylor. The film stars Mark Harmon, Lee Purcell, Morgan Weisser, Leon Russom, and Timothy Owen Waldrip. It revolves around a migrant farm worker who struggles to keep his family alive during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The film received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the performances of Purcell and Russom. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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