Shepherds
"Shepherds" shows how cattle are a constitutive element of the entire social life in Lesotho, a tiny country enclaved within the territory of South Africa.Cows have a deeply symbolic and material significance, and owning them is thus of very great value.The film was made in a jail where cattle thieves are held.
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"Shepherds" shows how cattle are a constitutive element of the entire social life in Lesotho, a tiny country enclaved within the territory of South Africa. Cows have a deeply symbolic and material significance, and owning them is thus of very great value. The film was made in a jail where cattle thieves are held. They relate episodes from their lives and talk about why they are there.
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- Release date
- May 17, 2020
- Runtime
- 0h 27m
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- Country
- Germany, France
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