Keswick Film Club - The Shepherd And The Bear

Synopsis

KFF @ Rheged

Set high in the majestic French Pyrenees, The Shepherd and the Bear is a remarkable documentary exploring the conflict provoked by the reintroduction of brown bears in the midst of a traditional shepherding community. The film follows an aging shepherd, who struggles to find a successor as bears prey on his flock, and a teenage boy who becomes obsessed with tracking and photographing the bears. Through its breathtaking cinematography and immersive storytelling, The Shepherd and the Bear is a modern folktale about tradition, community and humanity's relationship with a vanishing natural world.