Shepherds

Nov 15, 2024

1h 53m

★ 7.4

Overview

A young Montreal advertising executive, converted to a Provençal shepherd, has various misadventures with a civil servant who has cavalierly quit her job.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Avenue B Productions

micro_scope

Shepherds Trailers

Cast

Mathyas

Félix-Antoine Duval

Élise

Solène Rigot

Cécile Espiriroux

Guilaine Londez

Ahmed

Michel Benizri

Dudu

David Ayala

Agnes Tellier

Véronique Ruggia Saura

Nassim

Younès Boucif

Gérard Tellier

Bruno Raffaelli

Clothilde

Aloïse Sauvage

Aurélien - Client bistrot

Nyko

Joueur de pétanque

Jean-Claude Baudracco

Joueur de pétanque

Luc Palun

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