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The Shepherd and the Bear
UK, France, US 2024
Dir: Max Keegan
Documentary
French / 101m
Release date: 6 February 2026
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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.
Book tickets
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Aberfeldy The Birks Cinema - 27 March
Aberystwyth Aberystwyth Arts Centre (WOW Film Festival) - 27 March
Banchory The Barn - 29 April
Bournemouth Transition Towns - 31 March
Bristol Watershed - from 6 March
Cromarty Cromarty Cinema - 29 March
Glasgow Grosvenor Picture Theatre - from 27 March
Hereford The Courtyard - from 10 March
Hertford BEAM - 15 May
Inverness Eden Court - from 27 March
Ipswich King Street Cinema - from 15 May
Kendal Brewery Arts - from 20 March
Lerwick Mareel - 22-25 March
Manchester HOME - 20-30 March
Glasgow Grosvenor Picture Theatre - from 27 March
Hereford The Courtyard - from 10 March
Lerwick Mareel - 22-25 March
Manchester HOME - from 20 April
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“Immersive and beautiful”
— The Guardian
“An uplifting and warmly humane masterpiece”
— ★★★★★ Morning Star
“A beautifully shot documentary... quietly observes his subjects, revealing a more nuanced picture of the complexities of rural life."
— ★★★★ The Scotsman