Bogancloch

A hushed, unhurried drift through one man's seasons, closer to meditation than story, asking you to watch the world breathe.

Directed by

Ben Rivers

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Jake Williams

Overview

Bogancloch is where Jake Williams lives, nestled in a vast highland forest of Scotland. The film portrays his life throughout the seasons, with other people occasionally crossing into his otherwise solitary life. At the heart a song, an argument between life and death, each stating their case to rule over the world. The film is without exposition, it aims at something less recognisable, a different existence of reality observed in discrete moments. A sequel to Two Years at Sea (2011), charting a subtly changing life in a radically changing world.

How it feels

Melancholic, eerie, warm and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Isolation, nature, aging, survival

Content

No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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