The first Film in the 2025 Spring Series
Date/Time: Sunday 23 March 2025, 3:30 pm
Venue: Rainbow Cinemas, Northumberland Mall
Synopsis
A Montréal copywriter sets out to reinvent himself as a sheep herder in the French Alps despite knowing literally nothing about the centuries-old craft, in this adaptation from director and co-writer Sophie Deraspe.
Following a medical wake-up call, Montréal copywriter Mathyas Lefebure (Félix-Antoine Duval) abandons his life in Canada to reinvent himself as a sheep herder in the French Alps. After a rough start, he's joined by Élise (Solène Rigot), a civil servant tempted by his stories of pastoral life, and together they commit to a summer on the mountainside. Just the two of them. And one border collie. And 800 sheep.
Director and co-writer: Sophie Deraspe.
Cast: Félix-Antoine Duval, Solène Rigot, Younes Boucif
Run time: 113m
Language: French
Genre: Drama