In the 1950s, the Ween family live and work on land that was promised to their family. The landowners, the Appletree family, use the promise of the land to keep the family working for them, putting the transfer of the land in doubt.

Carl Lumbly
Floyd Ween

Juanita Jennings
Martha Ree Ween

Joan Plowright
Mrs. Appletree

Norman D. Golden II
Jimmy (Jim Jam) Ween

John M. Jackson
Albert Appletree

Judith Ivey
Olivia

Ken Sagoes
Bo Henry

Elizabeth Omilami
Sally Mae

Robert Benedetti
Mr. Baines

Dead Landscape
Dead Landscape

Animal Farm
Animal Farm

The Astronaut Farmer
The Astronaut Farmer

Savage Dog
Savage Dog

Elvis
Elvis

Sweetwater
Sweetwater

Indochine
Indochine

Funny Birds
Funny Birds

Hoosiers
Hoosiers

Shine
Shine

Operation "Fire"
Operation "Fire"

This Boy's Life
This Boy's Life