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The Shepherd (2019)
Drama | 1h 31 min
Movie Info
- Director: László Illés
- Language HUNGARIAN
- Subtitles ENGLISH, FRENCH, GREEK
- Festivals participation and Awards Austrian Film Festival - Best Feature Film/ Cyprus International Film Festival - Best Director/ Scandinavian International Film Festival - Best Script/ Scandinavian International Film Festival - Best Actress/ Los Angeles Film Awards - Best Indie Feature/ Los Angeles Film Awards - Honorable Mention: Director/ Los Angeles Film Awards - Honorable Mention: Score/ Oniros Film Awards - Best War Film/ Oniros Film Awards - Best Director/ Oniros Film Awards - Best Score/ Vegas Movie Awards - Best Drama/ Vegas Movie Awards - Best Director/ Vegas Movie Awards - Best Actor (Miklós Székely B.)/ Vegas Movie Awards - Best Cinematography/ The European Independent Film Awards - Best Film/ The European Independent Film Awards - Best Director/ Florence Film Awards - Best Feature/ Five Continents International Film Festival - Best Film/ Five Continents International Film Festival - Best Director/ Five Continents International Film Festival - Best Lead Actor (Ákos Horváth)/ Five Continents International Film Festival - Best Music/ Five Continents International Film Festival - Best Art Direction/ TMFF - Best Feature Film category 2nd place/ Prisma International Film Festival - Best Film nominee/
Synopsis
The Shepherd is a historical drama, which takes place in Europe during
WWII, in a territory occupied by Nazis. The main character is an old
shepherd, who lives alone on a ranch. After his daughter gets killed by
German soldiers, he decides in his grief to save as many Jewish lives as
possible. Throughout the film, the Shepherd is faced with many difficult
challenges, the most difficult culminating: to save the life of a Jewish family, a
wounded girl, or himself against the German soldiers.
