Storyline

In a small house in the countryside of Russia, a son (Alexei Ananischnov) cares for his sick, elderly mother (Gudrun Geyer) as they prepare for her death. As the mother struggles to breathe and her health gradually deteriorates, her son holds her, feeds her and does his best to comfort her. When the son finally brings the mother to her death bed, the two embark on a journey through a hallucinatory outdoor landscape where they spend their final moments together.

Plot Keywords

mother, son, dying person, old woman, moving, dreamy, house, countryside, dreamworld, forest, russia, terminal illness, death, mother/son relationship, family, dreams, love, transformation, discovery, 1990s

Short Review

Sokurov's somnambulistic use of the camera frequently suggests a master painter pausing for minutes, if not hours or days, between each devastating brushstroke.

Trailer

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