Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility tells the story of a unique mother-daughter relationship at a cemetery, where Carita works as the cremator and her daughter Christa as the undertaker. As the seasons change, a story of letting go unfolds.
 
A recovering alcoholic, Christa leans on her mother. Their relationship has become symbiotic and their lives intertwined with the cemetery where both have employee housing. Carita is full of emotions, her daughter depends on logic and rationality. After becoming sober, Christa doesn’t let other people in and her life revolves around the cemetery, her mother and rescue dogs.
 
For those working with death, life includes cremating bodies, comforting mourners and digging graves. Death is handled with grace and humor. Carita’s looming retirement, a heart attack and Christa’s exhaustion at work change their relationship to each other and towards the future. Will Christa be able to leave the safety of the cemetery and let her emotions show?