L'épouvantail

SYNOPSIS

She is a healer, a hermit, a holy fool and a drinker, who gave up on herself a long time ago. Everybody avoids her and is afraid of her, but secretly at night they all hurry to her home. After all, only she can get rid of their illnesses.
In a small village in the cold Yakutia region of Russia, she is simply called "Scarecrow". She is a healer. A hermit. A Fool-in-God. She is a little over forty years old. She doesn't disdain alcohol. She can be ridiculous, humiliated, offended. She has long been indifferent about herself. Everybody avoids her and is afraid of her, but secretly at night they all hurry to her home. After all, only she can get rid of their illnesses. For her, this is a damnation, and each time she swears that she won't help people any more, but each time she is unable to refuse them. She knows that her gift will ruin her some time, but she continues to be the only chance of salvation for people.