The Gardener (2016)
Overview
The old gardener works all day in harmony with nature’s rhythms and the wisdom of the ancient Latvians. His happiness and fulfillment is a garden that no longer belongs to him, but he feels like it does due to his large contribution to it. He speaks to the garden, and it responds, giving him shelter and a rich harvest. Autumn arrives and there is much work, more than the gardener can handle. The young homeowners, desiring to make the gardener’s life easier, hire a new gardener. The old gardener’s love of the garden and his unwillingness to share it with anyone else leads him to make an inevitable decision to stay in the garden of his family forever. This is a poetically symbolic story about disappearing time, the land and modern reality.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | lv |
| Popularity | 0.889 |
Directed By
Madara Dišlere
Crew
Madara Dišlere
Jānis Reinfelds
Aivars Žukovskis
Ilona Zariņa
Madara Dišlere
Madara Dišlere
Aija Bērziņa
Ernests Ansons
Gatis Grīnbergs
Armands Začs
Alise Ģelze
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