A Painted House (1:38) 2003

A Painted House, set in rural 1952 Arkansas, is based on the famous author John Grishom's early life. The story is told by Luke, a ten year old boy, who lives with parents and grandparents, struggling cotton farmers. Life cotton farming is difficult, crops fail, and excessive rain causes floods. Prejudice is a way of life, a migrant Mexican worker falls in love with a daughter of one of the white farmers and when the secret relationship is discovered, his life is in danger. Luke has a very close relationship with his grandfather but as the flooded crops endanger their livelihood, Luke faces the possibility of having to move north with his parents. An original CBS Hall of Fame movie, A Painted House is a look at the poor Southern farming culture.