this be a very down to earth film story write by william faulkner concern a cotton farmer name jackson fentry and ( robert duvall ) who live in the south and he be a poor person but also work a a watchman over a saw mill during the winter . one day jackson go outside and hear the sound of a person in distress and discover a woman and sarah eubanks and ( olga belin ) who be pregnant and he decide to help her and he take good care of her . a the picture move on the story become quite interesting and you will never be able to figure out just how this great film end . the pace of this film be very slow and the actor robert duvall create a great southern accent and speak his line with a real southern drawl along with a great actress and olga belin . enjoy .