The Milagro Beanfield War

(1988)

★ 6.6 IMDb · 100 votes

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Year: 1988

Runtime: 117 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Роберт Редфорд

Cast: Рубен Блэйдз, Ричард Брэдфорд, Соня Брага, Джули Кармен, Джеймс Гэммон, Мелани Гриффит, Джон Хёрд, Карлос Рикельме, Дэниел Стерн, Чик Веннера

Plot

The accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Latino farmers in a tiny New Mexico town and the real estate developers and politicians determined to acquire their land for a golf resort.

In the tiny town of Milagro, New Mexico, where the local water is a premium resource, shady developer Ladd Devine has conceived a glitzy resort that will ultimately siphon off all the water from the neighboring crop-fields. When handyman and farmer Joe Mondragon accidentally breaks a water valve reserved for major companies, he inadvertently sets off a small-scale water-rights war between the farmers and the developers.