Ascension

Ascension

2016 · 18 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

At dawn, a group of peasants tries to rescue the body of a young man from the inside of a well. Women veil their faces in silence while men endure the situation. In the centre of it all, a mother awaits her son's body. How can life cease to be when in nature there is an enduring renewal?

Directed by Pedro Peralta

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