The Shepherd and the Bear
UK, France, US 2024
Dir: Max Keegan
Documentary
French / 101m
In cinemas early 2026
Set high in the majestic French Pyrenees, The Shepherd and the Bear 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, The Shepherd and the Bear is a modern folktale about tradition, community and humanity’s relationship with a vanishing natural world.
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“Lyrical, visually and aurally ravishing”
— Screen International
“The film is extraordinarily watchable, because of its remarkable characters, the suspense and the dazzling cinematography”
— Business Doc Europe
“Richly satisfying”
— Filmmaker Magazine