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Grim reapers: what has fertilised the rich new wave of neo-rural cinema?

The Shepherd and the Bear is part of a new breed of films with a sympathy for country matters that has moved on from othering folk-horror

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16

Bears, balaclavas and cigarette-chomping farmers: Inside the most complex nature documentary of the year

A controversial act to reintroduce bears into the Pyrenees proved fruitful ground for British filmmaker Max Keegan

The Independent UK · Feb 6

The Shepherd and the Bear review – two endangered species scrap for survival in the Pyrenees

Farmers oppose the reintroduction of brown bears in Max Keegan’s immersive and beautiful documentary that resists snap judgments

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3