Faith Like Potatoes

Spousal Unit and I watched a Netflix movie last night, "Faith Like Potatoes".

The story is about a South African farmer during the '70s, and how he struggles mightily to make his farm work, and is met with failure and difficulty all around. Against his wishes and out of step with the dress code, he finds himself somewhat angrily at a church meeting, where he hears the gospel preached by a fellow farmer. He realizes that despite his almost heroic work ethic and diligence, he cannot make everything turn out right, and that the results are in the hands of the Lord. He is convicted, turns his life over to Christ, and his life changes. I could identify with the farmer and his fits of temper. But God works on him, and over time he has less fire for his temper, and more fire for God.

Another aspect of the movie that I liked was that the object of Christianity was presented as Christ, rather than the watered-down generic "God" of typical movies. Faith had a definite object, rather than as a vague gooey feeling.

The story isn't over, as there are still many obstacles and burdens. There is one scene that is telegraphed right away, and almost impossible to watch.

Wear your eye-glasses, as there is some Zulu spoken, and you need to be able to see the subtitles in those portions of the movie.