Dumitru Stanciu is one of the last mountain shepherds of Europe. As his forefathers did for thousands of years, in summer as in winter he and his herd of sheep roam the far reaches of the Transylvanian Carpathian Mountains, close to the edge of heaven.
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Titus Faschina Director
First release October 19, 2010 · Produced in Germany, Romania · Production Ma.Ja.De Filmproduktion, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR)
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Ma.Ja.De Filmproduktion
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Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR)
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Germany · Romania
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Original title
Dem Himmel ganz nah
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English
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Germany · October 19, 2010
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Croatia
February 27, 2012 · ZagrebDox
Denmark
December 20, 2012
Greece
March 11, 2011 · Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Italy
April 1, 2011 · Trento Film Festival
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