Shepherds (French: Bergers) 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]
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 was commercially released in November 2024.[5]
Cast
- Félix-Antoine Duval as Mathyas
- Solène Rigot
Reception
The film was named to TIFF's annual Canada's Top Ten list for 2024.[6]
Awards
The film won TIFF's Best Canadian Film award,[7] and was named as a finalist for the Rogers Best Canadian Film Award at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2024.[8]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Carlos Diaz, "Canada’s Top Ten: TIFF Celebrates the Best in Cinema for 2024". That Shelf, January 8, 2025.
- ^ Harrison Richlin, "Who Will Win the TIFF People’s Choice Award? Live Updates from the Ceremony". IndieWire, September 15, 2024.
- ^ Nicholas Sokic, "TFCA unveils 2024 Canadian film nominees". Playback, December 16, 2024.
