Winter Nomads
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Manuel Von Stürler
Camille Cottagnoud
Heinz Dill
Elisabeth Garbar
Claude Muret
Karine Sudan
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Synopsis
Pascal, 53, and Carole, 28, are shepherds. In November 2010, they embark on their long winter transhumance: four months during which they will have to cover 600 km in the Swiss-French region, accompanied by three donkeys, four dogs and 800 sheep. An exceptional adventure is about to begin: they brave the cold and bad weather, day in day out, with a canvas cover and animal skins as their only shelter at night. This is a tough and exacting profession, requiring constant improvisation and unflinching attention to nature, the animals and the cosmos. This is an odyssey through a region undergoing profound changes that render this kind of expedition more difficult every year, particularly when the grass for the sheep has to be found between villas, railroad tracks and industrial areas.
Director
Manuel Von Stürler
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2012 (Golden Gate Awards Documentary Feature Competition)
Limited Release in United States September 27, 2013
Released in United States 2012 (Documentary Competition)
Released in United States 2012
Limited Release in United States September 27, 2013 (New York & Los Angeles)
