Sundays are a day for God, family and football. Growing up, we gathered around the living room TV after church with plenty of snacks to fuel our pigskin-loving souls, and as an adult I’ve continued on with this ritual, now sharing it with my husband and two young daughters. I took up Fantasy Football nearly a decade ago, only further entrenching myself with the sport. Central to this dedication is one team that I am, have been and always will be firmly committed to — the Green Bay Packers.
Packers Fancam catches Michelle Drewek and husband, Dan, celebrating a touchdown at Lambeau Field.
Recently released in theaters, Green and Gold is the product of Anders and Davin Lindwall, who spent their Sundays much like what I described. And while, yes, football is a unifying factor within this film, it’s more of a character than anything else. The Lindwall brothers drew deep inspiration for the film from their grandfather, who was a dairy farmer, and the rural communities much like the one they grew up in. Frequently these regions are characterized as “hokey” or used as a backdrop for horror films, and that’s not what the Lindwalls wanted to convey. They wanted to represent the heart and soul of the land and the people cultivating it. Therein lies many of the central themes we see play out throughout the film.
Buck (Craig T. Nelson) owns a dairy farm in rural Wisconsin and runs it in a way deemed archaic by many. He still uses horses in the fields and hand milks the cows (who are all lovingly named after the 1967 Packers team). His wife, Margaret (Annabel Armour), and granddaughter Jenny (Madison Lawlor), also live and work on the farm with him, along with the help of farmhand Aaron (Ashton Moio). Together they foster a way of life that is humble, honest work.
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