
“He might be able to hold back the river. But could he hold back the greed of man?”
Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from foreclosing on their farm. While Mae stays at home to care for their children and tend to the crops, Tom finds work as a scab at a steel mill to preserve his family's property.
A raw and unflinching look at a family's struggle against overwhelming odds. It feels like a testament to human endurance, with the unforgiving landscape mirroring the harsh realities they face. A quiet, yet powerful, depiction of resilience.












