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The Little Shepherd Boy from the Valley

The Little Shepherd Boy from the Valley

6.5/10
March 1, 1984
80 minutes
František Vláčil
Drama

Overview

In 1947 by the Beskid mountains, the traces of war still linger, destroyed tanks dispersed throughout the farmland creating an eerie backdrop. This film follows a ten-year-old boy and the strange visions he encounters, his world of fantasy exacerbated with ample time, space, and a lack of companionship or guidance. We see the adults that influence and dominate his life, for better or for worse. Surreal and packed with an excellent study of human emotions and motivations compounded by their rural, isolated vacuum of a town, this is a timeless and severely underrated film from a brilliant Czech director.

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Lepsi TV

Movie Details

Release Date

March 1, 1984

Runtime

80 minutes

Director

František Vláčil

Rating

6.5/10

Production Companies

Filmové studio Barrandov

Cast

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