the green pasture enact old testament bible story a see through the eye of rural black child . the movie begin in a ramshackle church and generation ago and presumably in the deep south . a the sunday school teacher relate the bible story we be transport to heaven to witness the creation and the banishment from the garden of eden and the flood and and the exodus . an all black cast and speaking in the rural idiom and and set in modern day ( 1930s ) surroundings make for one of the most unique movie you will ever see . all the piece fit together perfectly . it a joy to watch and deeply spiritual and and the gospel choir accompaniment be an added treat . grade a .