Synopsis
Retired farmer and widower Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. He then has the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.
Facts
Awards
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor, Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, European Film Award for Best Non-European Film, National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Setting
Wisconsin
Production
Film4 Productions, StudioCanal, Walt Disney Pictures, Les Films Alain Sarde, Picture Factory
Original language
English
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- The Rio Grind Film Festival 2026
- Academy Awards 2000 academy_award
- Independent Spirit Awards 2000 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1999 generic
- National Board of Review 1999 generic
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