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God's Country

  • Documentary
  • TV Movie

November 27, 1985 (US)

1h 35m

In 1979, Louis Malle films the thriving lives of a Minnesota farming community, but returns six years later to document its drastic economic decline, offering a poignant look at the impact of political changes.

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