In the misty dawn a group of villagers tries to rescue the body of a young man who has drowned in a well. The body is laid down to his mother's lap. From that moment onwards the mystery of awakening both the young man and the morning catch the viewer's attention.

A very poetic film full of symbols and metaphors challenges the viewer to interpret both the mystery of death and life of human beings, nature, and to reflect Biblical references.

Extremely detailed filming with colours, sounds and movements keeps the viewers in grip from the beginning to the very end.

Festivals

"Une vie" by Stéphane Brizé, a story about a woman's life based on a novel by Guy de Maupassant, was the opening film of the 46th Molodist International Film Festival. It had 250 programme entries...

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