Project Detail

The Old Man and the Land

Synopsis

An old farmer works his land like he always has, though his powers are waning. He loves his flock and his farm, even though the work is gruelling, and the seasons are getting harder to weather. He’s tied to the land that his forefathers farmed before him. But who will he leave it to in turn, when the time finally does come, for him to let go? His son and his daughter are both unfit, in their own ways, to take over. His daughter knows farming, but she doesn’t know sacrifice. His son’s only interest in the farm is as a property to sell, not as a repository of a family’s history, a lineage of their connection to the land. His children bicker over this inheritance, while he quietly, stoically, phlegmatically, with what is left of his powers, continues his long indentureship to the land.
Official Selection Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Features
Running time
93 min
Format
Digital
Director
Nicholas Parish 1st Feature
Producer
Josh Eve, Anneli Flexman, Nicholas Parish
Editor
Nicholas Parish
Screenwriter
Nico Mensinga
Director of Photography
Nicholas Parish
Composer
Evelyn Sykes
Principal cast
Rory Kinnear, Emily Beecham

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Milkwood Productions LLP

Nicholas Parish

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