In 1930s Texas, a widow and her family fight to save their home by harvesting cotton.
Places in the Heart is of 1 hour(s) and 51 minute(s). It is Produced By: TriStar Pictures, Delphi II Productions. It was released on 1984-09-11. It has the tagline: The story of a woman fighting for her children, for her land, for the greatest dream there is... the future. It has an average vote of 7.169 on TMDB.
Genres: Drama
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