In the arid and windy foothills of France, an elderly shepherd walks, carrying nothing but acorns. Between the two world wars, he quietly begins working to bring new life to this barren valley that no one ever visits. In Frédéric Back’s animated world, time slows down in the moments when the seeds meet the soil. Years pass; villages come back to life, and the hills turn into forests. This dramatic and fantastical transformation traces not the path of massive machines, but the patience of a single man. This rare masterpiece, which we’ve watched over and over again at the KültAlt table, quietly observes nature as it finds its own rhythm.