Set in the orchards of California Valley in the ’30s, Mac and Jim = are idealists who are appalled by the orchards’ terrible working conditions and set out to organize the fruit pickers. Surrounding the two activists is a cast of eclectic characters with varying loyalties, among them the ruthless orchard owner, who is determined to crack down on any strike action.
IN DUBIOUS BATTLE
The stars have joined upcoming drama from James Franco.
James Franco builds up the cast of his upcoming drama “In Dubious Battle”.
Wolff is set to lead James Franco’s new drama, based on the Steinbeck novel.
Logline: Set in a fictionalized valley in California, the story centers on a labor conflict between migrant apple pickers and the local growers’ association and follows Jim Nolan, who becomes involved in the labor movement and rapidly matures as he learns what it means to do organizational fieldwork.
