Plot Summary:A contemporary Western about a native farmer who lives and works alone in a farmhouse in the heart of a mountain forest in Northern Greece. For years now, he has been fighting with an expanding industrial Monster digging up the forest, disturbing the lush flora and threatening his property. Yet, the greatest threat comes with the sudden arrival of his young son, after a twenty year separation. They turn into enemies under one roof and confront each other head on, with nature as their only observer. To prevent the muddy ground from being pulled out from under their feet for profit, father and son must dig deep into it.
一个来自潮湿森林的现代西部故事。尼基塔斯扎根于家乡,常年独自打理着自家的农林产业。除此之外,就是和逐渐入侵的工业巨企做斗争,试图保卫当地的老派生活和自家一亩三分地。阔别多年的儿子突然回家,随之而来的是久别的疏离、未解的心结和明显的敌意。父子关系本已紧张,一场巨变又悄然而至…社会心理学出身的导演乔治斯·格里戈拉基斯在他的首部长片中就以独特的作者风格,将山林里泥泞湿冷的环境和微妙的人际氛围刻画得淋漓尽致,挖掘父子之间的命运羁绊,关照人类与自然的共生关怀。