Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring

An isolated lake, where an old monk lives in a small floating temple. The monk has a young boy living with him, learning to become a monk. We watch as seasons and years pass by.

• dying and death
• life and death
• countryside
• temple
• isolation
• buddhism
• buddhist monk
• becoming an adult
• mountain lake
• meditation
• attachment to nature
• religious education
• season
• cycle
• penalty
• mortification
• restart
• taskmaster
• philosophy
• kids
• contemplative cinema