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2) Peepli live
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
Hindi
Description
In the week of local elections in the Indian village of Peepli, two poor farmers, Natha and Budhia, face losing their land over an unpaid government loan. Desperate, they seek help from an apathetic local politician who suggests they commit suicide to benefit from a government program that aids the families of indebted deceased farmers. When a journalist overhears Budhia urge Natha to 'do what needs to be done', a media frenzy ignites around whether...
3) Farmland
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
An in-depth documentary covering multiple personal stories of young US farmers and ranchers. Most Americans have never stepped foot on a working farm or ranch or ever had the opportunity to talk to the people who grow and raise the food we eat.
4) Oddball
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The heart-warming true story about an eccentric chicken farmer who, with the help of his granddaughter, trains his mischievous dog to protect a wild penguin sanctuary from fox attacks and in the process tries to reunite his family and save their seaside town.
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Everyone wants to look their best for Little Duck's birthday party; especially because they're going to take a party-picture. But Little Duck has never had a birthday before, so he isn't sure how to get himself ready. Not knowing what else to do, he decides to follow everyone else's lead, However, once he's in front of the camera, Little Duck discovers that, instead of looking his best, he's actually made a big mess!
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Mike Rowe finds the fun in the world's dirtiest, most dangerous jobs. Join Mike on his adventures as he exposes the dirty side of 'clean energy' and help Mike celebrate his 150th Dirty job. With these 27 jobs, you will gain a new appreciation for the hard-working people dedicated to cleaning up our environment and to keeping our lives running smoothly, no matter how dirty they get.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Produced by Oprah Winfrey, award winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay, and Melissa Carter. After a family tragedy forces them back together, the Bordelons must navigate the triumphs and struggles of their complicated lives in order to run an ailing sugarcane farm in the Deep South.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Français
Description
An affecting human drama of love, loss, and strength unfolds against the backdrop of World War I. The women of the Paridier farm, under the deft hand of Hortense, the family's matriarch, must grapple with the workload while the men are off at the front. New tools allow the women to triumph over the land, newfound independence is acquired, yet emotions are stirred, especially when the men return.
9) Oklahoma!
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
A cowboy wins his girl despite the intervention of a sinister hired hand.
10) A painted house
Pub. Date
�2003
Language
English
Description
10-year-old Luke lives with his parents and grandparents in Arkansas during the Korean War. To pick the cotton in their fields, they must hire "hill people" and Mexicans. Hank is a "hill person" who doesn't take kindly to people looking down on him. Luke witnesses a fight that Hank gets into that causes the death of another person. With better times ahead to look forward to, the town gets excited about a new invention - television.
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
An astronaut-in-training has to leave NASA (to save the family farm) but just can't give up on his dream of shooting into space, even if he has to do it all by himself. And that will of course get everyone up in arms, from his wife to his banker to the town gossips to the media and the Department of Homeland Security.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy about Bathsheba Everdene who is an independent woman who attracts three different suitors: a sheep farmer; a dashing soldier; and a prosperous, older bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's passions explores the nature of relationships, love and resilience.
Language
English
Description
Set in England during the Second World War, a five-part drama that captures the sacrifices and experiences of four young women in the Women's Land Army. Sharing hardships and working alongside captured POWs, Annie, Bea, Joyce and Nancy toil in the fields to grow food for the war effort.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A farmer moves his family to South Africa and suffers a series of seemingly insurmountable losses. Through unlikely friendships and much needed divine intervention, he discovers his life's true purpose and it sustains his unwavering belief in the power of faith.
16) Peter Rabbit
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Feature adaptation of Beatrix Potter's classic tale of a rebellious rabbit trying to sneak into a farmer's vegetable garden.
17) Field of dreams
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Annie, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true.
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Mr. and Mrs. Fox live a happy home life underground with their eccentric son Ash. Mr. Fox works as a journalist, but against the advice of Badger, his attorney, he moves his family into a larger and finer home inside a tree on a hill. The treehouse has an excellent view of the nearby farms of Boggis, Bunce, and Bean. Ash becomes hostile when his cousin, Kristofferson, joins the family for an extended stay. Mr. Fox decides to raid the farms, but this...
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