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Winter Nomads(Hiver Nomade)

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Switzerland, France, Germany · 2012
1h 30m
Director Manuel von Stürler
Starring Pascal Eguisier, Carole Noblanc, Jean-Paul Peguiron
Genre Documentary

Pascal, 53, and Carole, 28, are shepherds. In the month of November, they embark on their long winter transhumance: four months during which they will have to cover 600 km in the French region of Switzerland, accompanied by three donkeys, four dogs and eight hundred sheep.

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Von Stuerler’s debut showcases nature, but its real theme is its subjects’ engagement with their work.

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The New York Times by Nicolas Rapold

What little we learn of Pascal, who has worked in Switzerland as a shepherd for more than 30 years, and Carole, who is a former dietitian, fits in a scene or two, but their practical journey yields a certain contemplative equanimity.

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Los Angeles Times by Sheri Linden

An exhilarating vérité work by first-timer Manuel von Stürler, the documentary follows this seasonal migration, or transhumance, with a sense of quiet awe and intimacy, capturing the feel of cold rain, deep snow and the comforting heat of a campfire.

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