Shepherds (film) explained

Shepherds
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Director:Sophie Deraspe
Producer:Luc Déry
Kim McCraw
Élaine Hébert
Caroline Bonmarchand
Xenia Sulyma
Sébastien Perret
Based On:D'où viens tu, berger? by Mathyas Lefebure
Starring:Félix-Antoine Duval
Solène Rigot
Music:Philippe Brault
Cinematography:Vincent Gonneville
Editing:Stéphane Lafleur
Studio:Avenue B Productions
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Distributor:Maison 4:3
Runtime:113 minutes
Country:Canada
France
Language:French

Shepherds (French: Berger) is a Canadian-French drama film, directed by Sophie Deraspe and slated for release in 2024.[1] An adaptation of Mathyas Lefebure's semi-autobiographical novel D'où viens tu, berger?, the film stars Félix-Antoine Duval as Mathyas, a burned-out advertising executive from Montreal who moves to Provence to become a shepherd.[2]

The cast also includes Solène Rigot, Younes Boucif, Bruno Raffaelli, Véronique Ruggia, Michel Benizri, Guilaine Londez and David Ayala.[1]

The film was screened for distributors at the 2024 Cannes Film Market,[3] and is slated to premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Eric Lavallée, "Shepherd’s High: Sophie Deraspe Currently Filming “Berger” with Félix-Antoine Duval". Ioncinema, June 8, 2023.
  2. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Sophie Deraspe en tournage en France". Films du Québec, June 13, 2023.
  3. Rebecca Leffler, "Cannes 2024: the buzz titles from France". Screen Daily, May 14, 2024.
  4. Jeremy Kay, "Ron Howard’s ‘Eden’, John Crowley’s ‘We Live In Time’ among Toronto world premieres". Screen Daily, July 9, 2024.