An outcast in his community, Farmer John bravely stands amidst a failing economy, vicious rumors, and violence. By melding the traditions of family farming with the power of art and free expression, this powerful story of transformation and renewal heralds a resurrection of farming in America. Through highly personal interviews and 50 years of beautifully textured footage, filmmaker Taggart Siegel shares Farmer John's haunting and humorous odyssey, capturing what it means to be wildly different in a rural community.
The Real Dirt on Farmer John has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Real Dirt on Farmer John was released in 2006 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 79 reviews, giving The Real Dirt on Farmer John (2006) an average rating of 76%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 82%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 78%.
With a score of 76%, The Real Dirt on Farmer John is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2006, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2006 with similar scores include films like The Pursuit of Happyness, Inside Man and Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.
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