Obcina

Bjørn Reinhardt
2007
1 hour and 20 minutes

 

Obcina is a small village hidden in the mountains regions of Romania. Every winter, the extreme weather forces the entire village to leave the mountains - except one family who always stays.Stefan Cut, a barrel maker, and his family are the only ones who brave the winter in Obcina every year, simply because it's what they've always done and they're too set in their ways to change. But when Stefan falls asleep in the snow after getting too drunk and nearly loses his fingers to frostbite, the Cuts begin to wonder if winters in Obcina have become too much for them.A sparse, meditative reflection on one family's fight against the elements.

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