Paraula clau Moonshine

Al comtat de Franklin, Virgínia, en Howard i en Jack Bondurant, que han sobreviscut a la guerra i la grip espanyola, respectivament, tenen fama d'immortals. Ells i el petit dels tres germans, en Jack, destil·len alcohol il·legal. Quan arriba el fiscal corrupte Mason Wardell, acompanyat de l'agent especial Charles Rakes, els Bondurant són els únics que no cedeixen al seu xantatge. L'agent especial fa mans i mànigues per trobar-los la destil·leria. Mentrestant en Forrest s'enamora de la Maggie, una exballarina procedent de Chicago, que lloga de cambrera. En Jack, per la seva banda, festeja amb la Bertha, la filla del predicador, i fa grans negocis amb el poderós gàngster Floyd Banner. Fins que un dia els descobreixen la destil·leria i tot se'n va en orris.

Un heroi de la Guerra de Corea, d'esperit busca-raons, s'uneix a un antic company, que es dedica a fabricar clandestinament whisky a les muntanyes. El seu treball consistirà en conduir el camió que porta el whisky de contraban.

Think the days of bootleggers, backwoods stills and "white lightning" are over? Not a chance! It's a multi-million dollar industry. But perhaps more importantly to the moonshiners, it's a tradition dating back hundreds of years, passed down to them from their forefathers. It's part of their history and culture. While this practice is surprisingly alive and well, it's not always legal. Moonshiners tells the story of those who brew their shine - often in the woods near their homes using camouflaged equipment - and the local authorities who try to keep them honest. Viewers will witness practices rarely, if ever, seen on television including the sacred rite of passage for a moonshiner - firing up the still for the first time. They will also meet legends, including notorious moonshiner Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton.

Small-farmer Pasi shoots four policemen who have come to arrest him for raged drunkenness. The movie is a flashback examining the events that finally lead to the tragic shooting. As time goes by, Pasi sinks deeper into poverty, gets into trouble with police and tax officials, all while family arguments grow more and more serious. Based on a real story.