The Southerner follows the journey of a family as they try to make a living in the countryside, encountering various challenges such as poverty, malnutrition, and natural disasters. Along the way, they must also navigate relationships and cope with the death of a loved one. Set against the backdrop of cotton farming, the film highlights the harsh realities faced by farmers and migrant workers.
After his father disappears and the rest of his family is sent to a notorious political prison camp in North Korea, a young boy must learn to survive the harsh conditions, find meaning in his perilous existence, and maybe even escape.
This Passing Parade entry tells the story of Dr. Joseph Goldberger (1874-1929), a Hungarian immigrant who devoted his life to finding the cause of pellagra, a disease that killed hundreds of thousands in the southern United States. Although the medical community believed that the condition was caused by a virus, Goldberger proved that a healthy diet was the cure.
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