Withhisfirmlydesigneddebut,FlemishfilmmakerKristofHoornaertmakesperfectslowcinema.JohanLeysenplaysahermitwholeadsaself-containedlifeinhissimplehouseintheforest.Ononeofhisstrolls,hefindsahalf-nakedyoungman,towhomheoffersclothes,foodandshelter.Theirwordlesscompanionshipisputtothetestwhenthepolicecometothedoorandthemysteriousyoungmanturnsouttohavecommittedamurder.Thehermitfacesamoraldilemma:shouldhehelphimorturnhimin?Thepureshotsarebacktobasics–awindow,thesun,faces–andResurrectiondevelopsintoaparableaboutcrueltyintheworld.Therefinedcamerawork,inbroadCinemascope,isbytheLithuanianRimvydasLeipus,well-knownforthefilmsofSharunasBartas,andKhadakbyJessicaWoodworthandPeterBrosens.Withhissubduedacting,Leysenprovidesmanycluestofathomhismotives.Hisdeeply-linedfacetellsastoryofitsown.