West Virginia Crude2018

1879, Walker, West VirginiaSidney Crenshaw wants no part of the frenzy that overwhelms the hills and hollers that he calls home. He savors the simple things in life and has no need to don a wildcatter's hat or to spoil his farmland looking for a black-gold reservoir that may-or may not-rest beneath the soil. The one thing he can't abide is the cheerless shadow that haunts his disheartened wife.Bess Crenshaw craves one thing, and it's become apparent that she can't have it. Sidney wants his old wife back, but Bess can't find her. She disappeared along with her wishes. A change of scenery might help her mend, might help her realign her leftover life. It wasn't running away if it was temporary. She and Sidney would pick up where they'd left off before . . .It's 1949 and when trouble arrives at the Crenshaw's homestead, six-year-old Billie Jean sets out to save her family from ruin. She's motivated and determined, but after depleting her arsenal of clever little-girl antics, she starts to wonder if she can outsmart her greedy kin.