
Lifeasaherderishardandsolitary,butthe82-year-oldIranianFirouzehlovestheever-changingnature,thehardlifeandherfaithfulcows.Shehikesacrosstheruggedlandscape,lugsbundlesofwoodandstillnimblyclimbstrees.Belovedfollowsthisstrong-mindedwomaninherworkacrosstheseasonsasshetellsthestoryofherlife,withworkandfateasthedominantthemes.Whenshewasayounggirl,amarriagewasarrangedforherwithanolderman,withwhomshehad11children.Butnotoneofthemcomestovisithernow.Spendingthewinterinthelow-lyingvillage,shemakesferventeffortstogetclosertoherkids.Nevertheless,shelooksforwardtotheprospectofspendinganothersummerinthemountainswithhercows,ignoringwell-meaningadvicethatsheshouldsimplyretire.<br/> Thisstrikingportraitcapturesoneofthelastfemaleherdersworkinginthetraditionalway,anindomitablewomanwhoultimatelychoosesindependence.Thecolorsofnature—alsoaprotagonistinthefilm—leapoffthescreen.