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2026 Subscribers: This is NOT included in your Subscription. If you'd like to purchase it, you will need to login to view your special 50% off SRP pricing. This special limited edition slipcover (designed by Beth Morris) is limited to 500 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them. WILLA is a production & distribution company, recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30 and supported by Sundance Institute, dedicated to amplifying culturally and socially important storytelling. Set high in the majestic French Pyrenees, The Shepherd and the Bear explores a conflict provoked by the reintroduction of brown bears in the midst of a traditional shepherding community. The film follows an aging shepherd who struggles to find a successor as bears prey on his flock, and a teenage boy who becomes obsessed with tracking the bears. Through its breathtaking cinematography and immersive storytelling, The Shepherd and the Bear is a modern folktale about tradition, community and humanity’s relationship with a vanishing natural world. directed by: Max Keegan starring: various 2024 / 101 min / 2.39:1 / French DTS-HD MA 5.1 Additional info: Region A Blu-ray Q&A: Su Kim and Max Keegan Q&A: Steve Dollar and Max Keegan English, English SDH subtitles
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The Shepherd and the Bear (2025)
101 min
High in the French Pyrenees, the reintroduction of wild bears in a traditional shepherding community provokes deep conflict. An aging shepherd struggles to find a successor as bears prey on his flock, and a teenage boy becomes obsessed with tracking the bear.