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An old shepherd with out of focus mountains in the background
French Film Festival

The Shepherd and the Bear

Age Rating: tbc
Duration
1 hour 41 minutes
Language
French (English subtitles)
Date
Wed 26 Nov 2025 3pm
Venue
Cinema
Accessible performances available
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  • Peak Screenings (after 6pm) £11. Concessions £9.50.
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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 aging 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 filmmaker Max Keegan moved to France for three years to make the film.

Lyrical, visually and aurally ravishing … an ecological vision that is wordlessly embedded in every shot. 

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Wed 26 Nov 2025 3:00 pm - Subtitled
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