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The epic tale of a maverick Midwestern farmer. Castigated as a pariah in his community, Farmer John... more | add synopsis
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 (From IFC. 5 October 2009, 6:55 AM, PDT)

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An inspiration for just about everyone more (22 total)

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John Peterson ... Himself
Anna Nielsen ... Herself, mother of John Peterson
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John Edwards ... Himself
Lester Peterson ... Himself, father of John Peterson (archive footage)
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An inspiration for just about everyone, 22 January 2006
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Author: ahayde1 from United States

My family and I saw this movie at the Chicago premiere, where Farmer John held a Q&A session afterward. I was afraid my son would be bored (he's an antsy fourth-grader), but because we've been members of a CSA farm for he past three years, I thought he would do well to sit and learn. By the end of the movie, he was asking me whether we could sign up for a share at Angelic Organics! Even if you're not into CSA farming, though, this story is an inspiration... for anyone who's loved and lost, or who's failed at something that meant everything to them, this movie will touch your heart. Bring tissues because unless you're a stone or just not paying attention, you'll be teary-eyed at least once. I thought Taggart also did an excellent job filming this movie and culling years of videos toward the end result: a moving, inspirational film. The only negative I saw about this movie, and it's probably a result of the directors and writers wanting to have a positive, uplifting message, is that I don't think there was much exposition on why the family farmer has become largely extinct. I would have liked to see more about corporate agriculture and the dangers is poses -- thus making CSA farms all the more important.

That being said, many movies that seek to provoke social change have an air of guilt about them; you feel bad that you don't do more, or you get the sense that things are so bad that it's not even worth trying. This movie did the opposite; I left feeling like the world was worth saving after all. I believe seeing this movie made me a better person.

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