| Shepherds | |
|---|---|
| French | Berger |
| Directed by | Sophie Deraspe |
| Screenplay by | Sophie Deraspe Mathyas Lefebure |
| Based on | D'où viens tu, berger? by Mathyas Lefebure |
| Produced by | Luc Déry Kim McCraw Élaine Hébert Caroline Bonmarchand Xenia Sulyma Sébastien Perret |
| Starring | Félix-Antoine Duval Solène Rigot |
| Cinematography | Vincent Gonneville |
| Edited by | Stéphane Lafleur |
| Music by | Philippe Brault |
Production companies | Avenue B Productions micro_scope |
| Distributed by | Maison 4:3 |
Release date |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Countries | Canada France |
| Language | French |
Shepherds (French: Berger) is a 2024 Canadian-French drama film directed by Sophie Deraspe.[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 premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.[4] It is slated to go into commercial release in November 2024.[5]
The film won TIFF's Best Canadian Film award.[6]