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Real Dirt on Farmer John, The
Slow Hand Releasing
MPAA RATING: Not Rated
The epic tale of a maverick Midwestern farmer. An outcast in his community, Farmer John transforms his world amidst a failing economy,vicious rumors, and violence. By melding the traditions of family farming
with the power of art and free expression,this quintessentially American story heralds a resurrection of farming in America. (Slow Hand Releasing)
| GENRE(S): |
Documentary
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Taggart Siegel
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| RELEASE DATE: |
Theatrical: January 20, 2006
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| RUNNING TIME: |
82 minutes, Color / B/W |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
Audience Award (Best Documentary Feature), 2005 Slamdance International Film Festival

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100
Portland Oregonian
Shawn Levy
We've seen documentaries with more daring themes, greater drama, sharper craft and timelier subject matter. But few have been as affecting as The Real Dirt on Farmer John.

88
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
This is a loving, moving, inspiring, quirky documentary that was made while the lives it records were being lived.

80
Village Voice
Julia Wallace
At times, the film plays like an extended infomercial for John's new company, Angelic Organics, but the agrarian fantasy is so compelling here that the revitalization of the American family farm begins to seem not just possible, but probable.

80
The New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
Offers one man's extraordinary life as a gateway to a larger history of tragedy and transition. It's an unflinching account of what farming takes -- and, more important, what it gives back.

80
LA Weekly
Ella Taylor
It’s fascinating that this portrait of the rise, fall and rise of Midwestern organic farmer John Peterson can be read in so many different ways, only some of which appear intentionally in Taggart Siegel’s sympathetic documentary about his friend and fellow artist.

80
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Crust
Though its title suggests an exposé on Dodger Dogs, the movie is the moving, inspirational account of John Peterson's discovery of an almost divine calling in the land beneath his feet.

75
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
Despite the movie's intimate nature, Siegel deftly broadens his view to observe the culture and conditions of contemporary American farming. Don't be surprised if, by the finish, you wind up fantasizing about your own rural homestead.

75
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
In many ways, it's a painful story, but it's also full of curious triumphs and outlandish redemptions.

75
San Francisco Chronicle
Walter Addiego
A loose, amiable documentary tracking several decades in the life of this most unusual farmer.

70
Chicago Reader
J.R. Jones
A beguiling combination of agrarian ode and “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test,” deepened by Peterson's square sincerity as he struggles to find himself in relation to his family's land.

70
Variety
Scott Foundas
Examines 50-odd years in the life of its eponymous subject -- a most compelling character -- and in doing so literally provides the viewer with food for thought.


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