In Spring One Plants Alone

An aged woman lives with her fully grown and wholly dependent son. This film is a rare view of an enclosed world where a... (more)

An aged woman lives with her fully grown and wholly dependent son. This film is a rare view of an enclosed world where an 82-year-old woman, alone, is 'The Burdened One'. Filmed over a period of one and a half years, this emerges as a haunting and powerful portrayal of their life together, a life of ritual and of their survival. (less)