About

A slow and poignant story of love and patience told via a dying mother nursed by her devoted son. The simple narrative is a thread woven among the deeply spiritual images of the countryside and cottage.

7.5
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Directed by

Aleksandr Sokurov

Written by

Yuriy Arabov (Screenplay)

Runtime

65 minutes

Country

Germany, Russia

Language

Russian

Cast

Keywords

parent child relationship countryside mother son relationship spiritual dying mother

Lists

#222 on Empire's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time Empire

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