In rural Iowa, Henry Whipple is a seed farmer (Dennis Quaid) who runs a large area of land wants to pass the farm business on to his eldest son who is away travelling, while his youngest son (Zac Efron) pursues his career as a NASCAR driver. Henry is married to Irene (Kim Dickens), but is having an affair with a younger woman (Heather Graham) and is in bitter competition with neighbouring farmers and is under investigation for unethical practice.
In many ways this is a flawed family drama, but is also an interesting and rewarding one that is worth viewing. Directed by Ramin Bahrani, a director with a good deal of talent for interesting dramas, it was not released until 2016 and although some of the drama does end up being something of a damp squib, other aspects work well such as the way Henry gets himself deeper into trouble yet still tries to keep his composure together as he believes he's doing the right thing.
In many ways this is a flawed family drama, but is also an interesting and rewarding one that is worth viewing. Directed by Ramin Bahrani, a director with a good deal of talent for interesting dramas, it was not released until 2016 and although some of the drama does end up being something of a damp squib, other aspects work well such as the way Henry gets himself deeper into trouble yet still tries to keep his composure together as he believes he's doing the right thing.