Portugal. The Last Shepherd

Description

Staff in one hand, stereo in the other, Hermino is the epitome of a man caught between two worlds. At 27, he is the youngest shepherd in this rural Portuguese valley, practicing a lonely, arduous profession that few now are willing to learn. But on Saturday nights Hermino relaxes with friends at a party in town, switching Portuguese folk music for imported rock. This intimate film brings viewers into the almost-lost world of traditional shepherding, laying bare the efforts of Hermino and his neighbors to balance or choose between the old ways and the new.

Runtime

73 min

Subjects

Geography

Genre

Date of Publication

[2012], c2008

Database

Films on Demand

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