Amudslidecausedbyheavyrainandforestclearancealmostsweepsawaythecabinatthefootofthewoodedslope.ButthisisnottheonlyupheavalinNikitas’slife.Shortlyafterthelandslide,amanonanoff-roadmotorbikeesracingthroughtheforestandstopsinfrontofNikitas’scottage.Forthefirsttimeintwentyyears,Nikitas’ssonJohnnystandsbeforehim,demandingtheinheritancethatwaslefttohiminhismother’swill,namely,fiftypercentofthelandonwhichthereclusiveNikitasisnowliving.Atfirst,Nikitasignoreshisson.Butthereisalsoapanythatisaftertheland;calledsimply“themonster”bythevillagers,thefirmwantstobuildaroadhere.Topreventthemuddygroundfrombeingpulledfromundertheirfeet,fatherandsonhavetodigdeepintoit.Together.
DirectorGeorgisGrigorakissetshisrain-drenchedwoodlandWesternagainstamajesticbackdropandfindsrobustyettenderimagestotellthistaleofrapprochementbetweentwomen.Astoryofresistancemorepowerfulthanthestrongestexcavator.
