Dir. Max Keegan
2025 | 100 mins | France, US, UK | French with English subtitles

Set high in the majestic French Pyrenees, this documentary explores a conflict provoked by the reintroduction of brown bears in the midst of a traditional shepherding community. The film follows an ageing shepherd who struggles to find a successor as bears prey on his flock, and a teenage boy who becomes obsessed with tracking the bears. Through its breathtaking cinematography and immersive storytelling, this modern folktale tells of tradition, community and humanity’s relationship with a vanishing natural world. UK film-maker Max Keegan moved to France for three years to make it.

Preview screening as part of the French Film Festival.

Venue: Studio 74, Exeter Phoenix

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