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Borrowed Pasture

1960 · 30 min

A quiet, patient documentary portrait that finds dignity and quiet hardship in everyday labour, narrated with warmth and restraint.

Directed by
John Ormond
Overview
Richard Burton narrates this stunning film of two Polish soldiers struggling to make a living from a derelict farm in Carmarthenshire.
How it feels
Earnest, melancholic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Survival, isolation, work, immigration
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • work
  • immigration
  • healing
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Directed by
John Ormond
Starring
Richard Burton, Eugenius Okolowicz, Wlodek Bulaj
Cinematography
Bill Greenhalgh
Runtime
30 min
Country
United Kingdom

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