Wisconsin is a part of my family roots, and my grandparents have a beautiful cabin in Door County, where Green and Gold both takes place and was shot. I can confirm how authentic the culture and setting are in this indie production. It is a unique part of the state with cozy villages for tourists and sprawling rural farmlands, imbedded with a hard-working and quirky demeanor. They are all about agriculture there that Sturgeon Bay’s outdoor film last summer Movie in the Park series featured the documentary “The Biggest Little Farm” alongside nostalgic blockbusters.
The cuddly Culver’s Content and further distribution assistance from Fathom Events make Green and Gold a wholesome love letter to Midwestern virtue, hard-working farmers, and the Packers Fandom. The film, a labor of love from Anders and Davin Lindwall, the director and producer brothers behind this movie, makes it a family affair. A church homily quoting Wendell Berry is a remarkable place of worship and probably could only be found in a place in Northern Door County.
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Green and Gold is based on a true story about a Wisconsin dairy farmer, Buck (Craig T. Nelson), who has a delinquent loan and a wager you couldn’t pass up. Within a looming foreclosure from a bank threatening to take away his land, now at risk, he has been in his family for four generations. Buck’s granddaughter (Madison Lawlor) works alongside him but has her heart set on a music career. Buck bets on the Green Bay Packers winning the Championship, a risk but his heart is in the right place if not his head.
Green and Gold is filled with an attitude of scrappy determination and getting the most out of life’s work. The cinematic comfort food focuses on ordinary people living their lives; there is nothing fancy but relatable. It features a sweet montage of inspirational church sermons and the Green Bay Packers scoring, perfect for the core demographic; this will be the closest thing Packer fans will see for a 2025 Super Bowl. The beautiful scenery of the crisp fall air in Door County comes so naturally; their tourism office will appreciate the free advertising.
Green and Gold opens nationwide this Friday via Fathom Events.
