Winter Nomads
Pascal, 53, and Carole, 28, are shepherds. In the month of 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 eight hundred sheep. An exceptional adventure is about to begin: they brave the cold and the bad weather day in day out, with a canvas cover and animal skins as their only shelter at night. This saga reveals a tough and exacting profession, requiring constant improvisation and unflinching attention to nature, the animals and the cosmos. An eventful journey with surprise encounters, moving reunions with farmer friends, nostalgic figures of country life that is shrinking away fast. Αn adventure film, a contemporary road movie, a reflection of our current world, which takes us back to our roots and our inner questions.
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Manuel von Stürler Director · Claude Muret Writer Olivia Pedroli Composer
Worldwide gross $95K · United States release September 27, 2013 · Produced in Germany, France, Switzerland
Box office
Worldwide gross
$95,166
Production
Louise Productions
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SRG SSR
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ARTE
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RTS
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KMBO
Production · Distribution
Radio Télévision Suisse
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Germany · France · Switzerland
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Original title
Hiver nomade
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Germany · February 10, 2012
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
France · February 6, 2013
Theatrical
United States · September 27, 2013
New York City, New York
Belgium
October 3, 2012 · Festival du Film Francophone de Namur
Germany
December 20, 2012 · Theatrical
Greece
March 20, 2013 · Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Iceland
September 27, 2012 · Reykjavik International Film Festival
Ireland
May 17, 2013 · Guth Gafa Documentary Film Festival
Netherlands
January 16, 2014 · Theatrical
November 10, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Serbia
February 3, 2013 · European Feature Documentary Film Festival - Belgrade
Sweden
January 31, 2013 · Göteborg International Film Festival
Switzerland
December 20, 2012 · Digital
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