Seventy-year-oldGertyMurphyislosingherOhiofarmtoforeclosure.ShehadlostherMarinesoninAfghanistan,thenherhusbandtoabrokenheart.Aruthless,big-citybankerisclosinginfast.Whenanafraid-of-heights,awkwardwannabepilotaptlynicknamed"Trip"dropsintoherlife,heovercomesabulliedpastforaworthwhilepayoff.
Poignant.Clever.Adventurous.Barnstormcombinesthehigh-flyin'exploitsofWorldWarIIstuntpilotswiththefeel-goodrurallifereminiscentof1950sAmericana.Biplanes.Airshows.Countyfairs.Bullriding.Rodeoclowns.Cantankerousroosters.Farm-pondskinny-dippin'.
Thiscoming-of-agetaleispackedwithhigh-flyingactionasloop-de-loopairplanesstreakthroughtheclouds.
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