Lapvona

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In a medieval fiefdom ravaged by natural disasters, a motherless shepherd boy becomes an unlikely focal point in a power struggle that challenges faith in profound ways. Little Marek, the troubled son of the village shepherd, has always been told that his mother died during childbirth. His only solace comes from his connection with Ina, the blind village midwife who nurtured him and many others. Ina possesses a remarkable ability to communicate with nature, granting her access to sacred knowledge beyond the understanding of the villagers, despite their devoutness. However, her home in the woods is feared by some, including Father Barnabas, the town priest, who serves the corrupt lord, Villiam. Villiam's hilltop manor hides a wealth of secrets, and the villagers' desperate hope for benevolent powers is cruelly tested during a year marked by drought and famine. As fate thrusts Marek into a violent encounter with the lord's family, new and dark forces emerge, disrupting the established order. By the end of the year, the boundaries between blindness and sight, life and death, and the natural and spiritual realms will blur dramatically.