Harvest: 3,000 Years

The young daughter of a poor rural family who tends cattle and makes charcoal. She resents gender-based limitations and dreams of freedom, which her grandmother reads as prophetic. Beletch embodies resilience and a longing to break free from the oppressive cycle surrounding her family.

The landowner’s faithful servant who hopes to inherit his master’s shoes. He embodies loyalty within a rigid social order while silently contending with his own limited prospects. His presence highlights the complex loyalties and frustrations of those serving the powerful.

A harsh estate owner who treats workers with cruelty and maintains authority from his chair outside his house. His greed and oppressive rule propel much of the village’s conflict and drive the plot toward a fatal confrontation.

A man who lives under a bridge and is viewed as an outsider by the locals. He challenges the landowner’s greed and volatility, delivering blunt rebukes that puncture the facade of ruler-ship. His actions culminate in a violent clash with the landowner.

Beletch’s mother, who tends cattle and makes charcoal to keep the family fed. She bears the weight of gendered expectations and the harsh realities of rural labor. Her resilience anchors the family through misfortune and loss.

Beletch’s father, a peasant who endures the feudal system with quiet endurance. He shares in the family’s hardships and supports his wife and children as they navigate exploitation.

Beletch’s grandmother, who interprets Beletch’s dreams as prophecies and offers wisdom rooted in tradition. She recognizes the potential for change even as she witnesses the villagers’ oppression.

Beletch's brother, a member of the peasant family who participates in daily village life. His presence underscores the family’s shared struggles and the intergenerational pressures within the feudal setting.