this be the most depressing film i have ever see . i first saw it a a child and even think about it now really upsets me . i know it be set in a time when life be hard and i know these people be poor and the crop be vital . yes and i get all that . what i find hard to take be i can not remember one single light moment in the entire film . maybe it be true to life and i do not know . i be quite sure the acting be top notch and the direction and quality of film etc etc be wonderful and i know that every film can not have a happy end but a a family film it be dire in my opinion . i wouldn not recommend it to anyone who want to be entertain by a film . i can not stress enough how this film affect me a a child . i be talk about it recently and all the sad memory come flood back . i think it would have all but the heartless reach for the prozac .