"Dense, contradictory and distressingly honest, 'Valley of Tears' is that rarity among 
political documentaries: a genuinely thought-provoking film." 
- Dave Kehr, New York Times

"This sobering documentary by Barbara Koppel's cameraman Hart Perry begins as a 
fairly straightforward look at a farm-workers strike that once divided a small South 
Texas town, but ends as a profound investigation of how racism and a long legacy of 
unfair labor practices turned a thriving farm community into a virtual ghost town." 
- Ken Fox, TV Guide