Carl and Jessie are half siblings who feel trapped by the existential and economic pressures of living in the small mining town of Canaan, Ohio. Their shared rebellion soon takes on the form of an illicit love affair depicted in interwoven sequences of lusty poeticism and ethnographic vérité. When Jessie becomes pregnant, the tension between the couple’s youthful vitality and the dire realities of rural society leads to consequences both despairing and hopeful.
as Jessie
as Carl
as Mae
as Virgil
as Donna
as Rose
as Tom
as Jacob
as Lou
as Frank
as George
as Howard
as Chris
as Grandma
as Mike
as Sandy
as Mary
as Shave
as Salesman
as Donna's Father
as Virgil's Friend
as Bartender
as Morning Drunk
as Woman Singer
as Male Singer
as Fiddle Player
as Banjo Player
as Church Pianist
as Preacher
