Drama

Run the Wild Fields

A gentle, pacifist drifter faces a town's patriotic wrath on the World War II era home front in this original drama. Ten-year-old Pug and her lonely mother Ruby have their lives shaken by a conscientious objector named Tom who brings their loneliness to an end but also stirs up bitter feelings among their neighbors.

Release Date : 2000-03-05

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Showtime NetworksThe Kaufman Company

Production Country : CanadaUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Tom Walker

Original Name : Sean Patrick Flanery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Opal 'Pug' Miller

Original Name : Alexa PenaVega

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ruby Miller

Original Name : Joanne Whalley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Silas Green

Original Name : Cotter Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charlie Upshall

Original Name : Aaron Ashmore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Southern Telegraph Messenger

Original Name : FourTee

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2025-05-10

**_Hidden gem about life in rural America in the last year of WW2_** A woman in North Carolina (Joanne Whalley) awaits the return of her husband from the Pacific, who’s missing in action. She hires a disreputable transient to work the farm (Sean Patrick Flanery) and he bonds with her 10 years-old daughter (Alexa PenaVega). “Run the Wild Fields” (2000) was based on a play and contains elements of films like “Of Mice and Men,” “Places in the Heart,” “The Man in the Moon” and “Lawn Dogs.” The story has room to breathe as it fleshes-out the characters and refuses to go over-the-top, which works for me. There is one cliched scene, but the flick makes up for it with an unexpected turn. It runs 1 hour, 41 minutes, and was shot north of Toronto in Whitchurch-Stouffville. GRADE: A-