The Milagro Beanfield War

The Milagro Beanfield War

1988 · 1 hr 57 min · R

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Directors

Robert Redford

Actors

  • Rubén Blades
  • Richard Bradford
  • Sonia Braga

Credits: 6

Summary

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 re...

More about this movie

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.

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