安玛尔梦想成为一名伟大的足球运动员,在美国学习建筑期间,他终于得到了加入球队的机会。但为了发挥自己的潜力,安玛尔必须首先说服一直威胁要把他送回家的父亲,还要与他的队友们和谐相处——他们认为安玛尔比前锋更恐怖。另外他还要与女同学安娜密切合作,而安娜对他来说,实在是有点太性感了。。影片根据真实事件改编,讲述了发生在男孩Shilo Gibson身上的故事。1965年9月17日,原本是一个宁静的夜晚,而Shilo的父亲回到家里,与往常一样喝的烂醉,并对Shilo拳脚相加,而那时他还只是一个孩子,在好心邻居的帮助下,Shilo得到了帮助。二十二年后,Shilo已经长成一个健康的年轻人,庆幸的是,他并没有受到父亲的影响而变得懦弱,相反,他勇敢而勤劳,可是在他的心中仍有一块石头,他必须继续成长,使自己得到真正的救赎。。Disarmingly realistic in its depiction of the realities of frontier life, Heartland is a strong antidote to the cliches of traditional Westerns. This semi-documentary slice of life is based on the diaries of Elmore Randall Stewart about her days on the Wyoming frontier in the early 20th century. It's a strongly feminist statement about a woman raising her small daughter alone and scrapping for a living by working for a shy Scottish rancher. Director Richard Pearce brings an endearing touch to a film that is helped greatly by the dazzling cinematography of Fred Murphy. Conchata Ferrell and Rip Torn star in this small film that substitutes veracity for a high-powered plot. Pearce worked as a cinematographer on Woodstock and other documentaries before making his directorial debut.
Winner of the 1980 Berlin Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival。