A boy grows up alone in the forest with his ogre of a father. When his father breaks his leg, the woodland ghosts that look out for the boy show him the way to a village, where he discovers that the world extends beyond the forest and that he and his father are not the only people on earth. While his father is treated by a doctor, the boy meets a little girl…and realizes he would like to stay among his fellow humans.
This modern-day fairy tale tackles a boy’s discovery of love and loss with a wonderfully tender, poetic touch.
