Peter and the Farm
2016 · Movie · 92 min · ★ 7.1 · 90% critics
This documentary follows a solitary, hard-drinking farmer on a Vermont homestead as he works through brutal winters and relentless daily chores with his animals. As the camera stays close, his past as an idealistic artist and his present struggles with isolation, regret, and self-destructive habits come into sharp focus.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-11-04
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (19 votes)
About
You’ll likely connect with this if you want an intimate, no-sugarcoating portrait of rural work, loneliness, and a complicated personality, like Seymour: An Introduction; Not for you if graphic farm realities or addiction-focused stories are too upsetting.
Pros: unsentimental farm-life detail; compelling, candid subject; moving character study | Cons: disturbing, bloody moments; heavy alcoholism themes; bleak, uncomfortable mood
Themes
- biography
- farmer
- loner
Cast & crew
- PD
Peter Dunning
as Self
Directed by Tony Stone