The heremit's wood

The heremit's wood

...a wood, where the "hermit" Ernesto Girotto spent his last forty years, called " A man without desires". He lived in the four hectares of his property, devoid of any modern technological items, living only on the products of the earth and in total solitude, not allowing anyone, not even family members, to cross the borders of his land. He died in 2003, as the exceptional drought of that year had made the harvest scarce, his only source of nourishment.The extraordinary place was the object and inspiration for the filming of the documentary movie "Terra Madre" directed by the director Ermanno Olmi and presented at the Berlin Film Festival 2009 as special screenings.