Shepherds (French: Berger) is a 2024 Canadian-French drama film directed by Sophie Deraspe.[1] An adaptation of Mathyas Lefebure's semi-autobiographical novel D'où viens tu, berger?, the film stars Félix-Antoine Duval as Mathyas, a burned-out advertising executive from Montreal who moves to Provence to become a shepherd.[2]
| Shepherds | |
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| French | Berger |
| Directed by | Sophie Deraspe |
| Screenplay by | Sophie Deraspe Mathyas Lefebure |
| Based on | D'où viens tu, berger? by Mathyas Lefebure |
| Produced by | Luc Déry Kim McCraw Élaine Hébert Caroline Bonmarchand Xenia Sulyma Sébastien Perret |
| Starring | Félix-Antoine Duval Solène Rigot |
| Cinematography | Vincent Gonneville |
| Edited by | Stéphane Lafleur |
| Music by | Philippe Brault |
Production companies | Avenue B Productions micro_scope |
| Distributed by | Maison 4:3 |
Release date |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Countries | Canada France |
| Language | French |
The cast also includes Solène Rigot, Younes Boucif, Bruno Raffaelli, Véronique Ruggia, Michel Benizri, Guilaine Londez and David Ayala.[1]
The film was screened for distributors at the 2024 Cannes Film Market,[3] and premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.[4] It is slated to go into commercial release in November 2024.[5]
The film won TIFF's Best Canadian Film award.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Eric Lavallée, "Shepherd’s High: Sophie Deraspe Currently Filming “Berger” with Félix-Antoine Duval". Ioncinema, June 8, 2023.
- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Sophie Deraspe en tournage en France". Films du Québec, June 13, 2023.
- ^ Rebecca Leffler, "Cannes 2024: the buzz titles from France". Screen Daily, May 14, 2024.
- ^ Jeremy Kay, "Ron Howard’s ‘Eden’, John Crowley’s ‘We Live In Time’ among Toronto world premieres". Screen Daily, July 9, 2024.
- ^ François Lévesque, "«Bergers»: Sophie Deraspe en hauteurs au TIFF". Le Devoir, September 7, 2024.
- ^ Harrison Richlin, "Who Will Win the TIFF People’s Choice Award? Live Updates from the Ceremony". IndieWire, September 15, 2024.
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