A moving and unforgettable tale, inspired by real-life stories of
courage and perseverance during the Dust Bowl of 1930s AmericaUnited
States, 1937. In the middle of the Great Depression, 22-year-old
photographer John Clark is brought in by the Farm Security
Administration to document the calamitous conditions of the Dust Bowl in
the central and southern states, in order to bring the farmers' plight
to the public eye. When he starts working through his shooting script,
however, he finds his subjects to be unreceptive. What good are a couple
of photos against relentless and deadly dust storms? The more he shoots,
the more John discovers the awful extent of their struggles, and comes
to question his own role and responsibilities in this tragedy sweeping
through the center of the country.