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On Promised Land

On Promised Land

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1994
1h 40m
7.5(2 votes)
Drama
TV Movie

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In the 1950s, the Ween family live and work on land that was promised to their family. The landowners, the Appletree family, use the promise of the land to keep the family working for them, putting the transfer of the land in doubt.

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