A single mother and her young daughter struggle to make ends meet until they inherit their family's farmhouse. When a business rival covets their water rights, the situation spirals out of control.
Acting
Tammy Blanchard carries every scene with raw maternal desperation.
Production
James Earl Jones and Bruce Dern elevate cheap material to watchable.
Director
Dustin Fairbanks
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was James Earl Jones's final live-action film appearance before his death in 2024, making his roughly four minutes of screen time unexpectedly poignant.
The 'water rights' plot mirrors real California drought conflicts, though the film's TMDB 5.1 rating suggests it handled the politics with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer.
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